Graduation and Dropout Cohort Data
Prologue
The graduation cohort rate is the number of students that finish high school in 4 years without attending school in an alternative setting out of all students who started freshman year. If a student transfers out of Stevensville School District, they are no longer included in this cohort. Similarly, if a student transfers into the district, they are now part of the cohort for Stevensville.
The drop-out rate tracks the percent of students in that year who leave Stevensville School District without subsequently enrolling in an approved alternative program (such as Montana Youth Challenge, Job Corps, or the Hamilton Alternative School) or enrolling in homeschool through Ravalli County.
Narrative
Stevensville School District has one of the better graduation rates in the state, and has been consistently in the single digits for drop-out rates. The graduation cohort rates for 2013-14 was 93.4%. The graduation cohort for 2014-2015 was 90.2%. The graduation cohort for 2015-16 was 94.7%. The graduation cohort for 2016-17 was 85%. The graduation cohort for 2017-18 was 91%. At the same time, dropout rates have generally decreased as more of the cohort from that year reaches graduation. The dropout rate for 2013-14 was 1.6%. The dropout rate for 2014-15 was .8%. The dropout rate for 2015-16 was 2.2%. The dropout rate for 2016-17 was 1.12%. The dropout rate for 2017-18 was 1.1%.
