Idaho’s eye-opening statistics are galvanizing people to action.
Idaho is in the
bottom 10 states for its people going on and
finishing a
4-year college degree.
-National Information Center for Higher Education Policy and Analysis
Supporting statistics and links:
a.
49th - College-going rates of high school graduates – directly from high school.
b.
42nd - 9th graders chance for college by age 19.
c.
41st - Percent of 18 to 24 year olds enrolled in college.
d.
43rd - Graduation rates from college (BA degree in six years).
e.
50th – Retention Rates – First-time college freshman returning their second year.
Every year of
school you finish after high school
increases your wages by
10%-20%.
-College Board, Education Pays 2010
2 of 3 new jobs in
Idaho will require
education beyond high school.
Idahoans who end their
education with
high school can expect to
earn half of those with a
4-year degree.
-Idaho Department of Labor, 2010
If you ended your
education with
high school, you are
five times more likely to be
out of work for more than
six months, compared to someone with a
college degree.
Of the
50,489 people in
Idaho who received extended unemployment benefits in 2009,
9 of 10 had less than a
bachelor’s degree.
-Idaho Department of Labor, 2010