DC ranks poorly in nationwide school study
“Public schools in the nation’s capital fared poorly in a nationwide ranking of states.On a list, which included all 50 states and the District, D.C. was ranked 49th overall by WalletHub. Only Louisiana and New Mexico fared worse. ‘D.C. specifically, had a lot to work on when it comes to its dropout rate; it’s the highest in the country,’ said Jill Gonzalez, an analyst with WalletHub. Gonzalez said the results, which did not take into account D.C.’s charter schools, showed one of every three high school students in D.C. are dropping out of school, including 40 percent of low-income students.”