Show Dropout Rate Low A report from the Davis County School Board on high school level dropouts indicates that the rate throughout the county is lower the smaller the school ACCORDING TO Robert Keddington assistant superintendent superintendent superintendent of schools the Davis County School Board believe that high schools should not get too large Records show dropout rates so far in the thel school year are around 1 l' l per cent in the districts district's five high schools The figures show that Viewmont Viewmont Viewmont View View- mont Bountiful and Layton have drop out rates of approximately approximately approximately ap ap- proximately 1 per cent Clearfield Clearfield Clearfield Clear- Clear field has 2 per cent and Davis the lowest rate of all I with a 5 per cent Only six I students at Davis with a of 1100 have dropped out this year The board feels it may be better betterto to keep high schools from going above 1800 to 2000 enrollment HIGH fiGH SCHOOLS in the Salt Lake and Granite districts are larger and have higher dropout dropout dropout drop drop- out rates according to current current current cur cur- rent records Special work study programs a have helped keep many students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents in school SCHOOL special projects and vocational courses also assist in a stable school population |