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Dropout Rate Differential

Significant disparities by race/ethnicity and income in Lincoln Public Schools graduating class dropout rates persist

The Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) High School dropout rate for the class of 2020 was 5%. However, significant disparities in graduating class dropout rates exist by race/ethnicity.

  • 14% of LPS students in the class of 2020 who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native dropped out in the 2019-20 school year, which is 9 percentage points higher than the overall 2020 LPS graduating class.
  • 10% of LPS students in the class of 2020 who identify as Latino/a or Hispanic dropped out in the 2019-20 school year, which is 5 percentage points higher than the overall 2020 LPS graduating class.
  • 6% of LPS students in the class of 2020 who identify as Black or African American dropped out in the 2019-20 school year, which is 1 percentage point higher than the overall 2020 LPS graduating class.
  • 4% of LPS students in the class of 2020 who identify as Asian dropped out in the 2019-20 school year, which is 1 percentage point lower than the overall 2020 LPS graduating class.
  • 4% of LPS students in the class of 2020 who identify as White dropped out in the 2020-21 school year, which is 1 percentage point lower than the overall 2020 LPS graduating class.