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Dropout rate at Wilde Lake High was 3.62 percent in 2016-17

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Wilde Lake High in the Howard County Public Schools reported a dropout rate of 3.62 percent during the 2016-2017 school year, according to a Howard County News analysis of the latest Maryland schools report card.

That 3.62 percent is equivalent to 51 students, out of an enrollment of 1408 at Wilde Lake High.

The annual dropout rate as defined by the Maryland State Department of Education is the percentage of students in grades 9 through 12 who leave school before graduation or completion of a state-approved education program for any reason except death. It only includes students who do not enroll in another school or education program during the current year, which runs from July through June.

The Maryland Department of Education calculates the dropout rate by dividing the number of dropouts by the total number of students enrolled.

Overall, 275,384 students were enrolled in Maryland public schools during the 2016-2017 school year. Of those, 2.75 percent (or 7,583 students) dropped out, which is a slight increase from the 2.57 percent of the previous school year.

Schools with highest dropout rates in Howard County Public Schools during 2016-2017
School% of students who dropped out
Homewood School12.11
Cedar Lane Special Center8.7
Long Reach High3.83
Wilde Lake High3.62
Atholton High<= 3
Centennial High<= 3
Glenelg High<= 3
Hammond High<= 3
Howard High<= 3
Marriotts Ridge High<= 3
Mount Hebron High<= 3
Oakland Mills High<= 3
Reservoir High<= 3
River Hill High<= 3

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