Early Warning and Response System Poised to Help 19,000 Buncombe County Students
There’s a problem in our community. 17 percent of low wealth students don’t graduate from high school. This means they are:
- 3 x more likely to live in poverty as adults
- 6 x more likely to be arrested and
- are more likely to have a shorter lifespan - nine years on average,
All because they didn’t graduate high school.
This impacts the student’s life long term. It impacts their families. And it impacts our whole community.