Definition of "dropouts" []

• Plural form of dropout. (noun)

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• "Jobless rate for recent high school dropouts is 55.1 percent, compared with 35.0 percent for high school graduates not enrolled in college."
• "If we eliminate the high-school dropouts from the unemployed number and the "normal" base of unemployement (4 – 5% are ALWAYS unemployed), then the 10% rate is not so bad."
• "In other words, taking in more dropouts is a short-sighted method of boosting recruitment numbers."