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Dropouts and Poorly Prepared Students Have a Significant Negative Impact on the Montana Economy

Nearly 3,200 students did not graduate from Montana’s high schools in 2008; the lost lifetime earnings in Montana for that class of dropouts alone total
nearly $830 million.1

Montana would save more than $29.8 million in health care costs over the
lifetimes of each class of dropouts had they earned their diplomas.2

If Montana’s high schools graduated all of their students ready for college, the
state would save almost $4.7 million a year in community college remediation
costs and lost earnings.3

Montana’s economy would see a combination of crime-related savings and
additional revenue of about $19.6 million each year if the male high school
graduation rate increased by just 5%.4

Full Report: http://www.all4ed.org/files/Montana.pdf

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