Title
The Return on Investment for Improving California's High School Graduation Rate
Document Type
Technical Report
Date of this Version
2007
Abstract
For each of several educational interventions that aim to increase the high school graduation rate in California, we calculate the costs to the taxpayer of each additional graduate and compare those costs to the economic benefits of an additional graduate. Under most scenarios, the benefits greatly exceed the costs, but the conclusion is sensitive to the source of funding, as the federal government gains significantly more than state and local governments, even though the latter are primarily responsible for funding the interventions.
Keywords
Benefit-Cost, High School Dropouts
Date Posted: 19 May 2023