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  • Fun Facts:

    Numbers in your life

    *statitics from test takers who took the exam in 2015

    9%

    of Labor Force who did not receive a high school diploma were unemployed in 2014 comparing to average of 5%.

    54.6%

    of Labor Force who received a high school diploma were employed in 2014.

    $839

    The Median Weekly Earnings in America in 2014

    $488

    The Median Weekly Earnings of people who receive less than a high school dipolma.

    39 M

    In America, adults don't have a high school diploma.

    7,000 students a day dropouts

    Every year, over 1.2 million students drop out of high school in the United States alone. That’s a student every 26 seconds..

    The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way

    "Teenagers who mastered higher-level math classes were far more likely to graduate from college..." (pg.70)

    Learning language of logic — Math

    "Math is a language of logic. It is a disciplined, organized way of thinking. There is a right answer; there are rules that must be followed. More than any other subject, math is rigor distilled. Mastering the language of logic helps to embed higher-order habits in kids' minds: the ability to reason, for example, to detect patterns and to make informed guesses. Those kinds of skills had rising value in a world in which information was cheap and messy."

    Over 50%

    Dropped out in grades 11 or 12

    91.6%

    Report some high school as their highest level of education.

    26

    Average age of passing HiSET exam.

    77.6%

    Completed the HiSET battery within a year.

    74%

    of the test takers passed the HiSET exam.

    61.1%

    Took classes or a prep course for HSE exam.

    Why taking HSE Classes?

    18.3% wanted to attend 4-year university.

    18.1% wanted to attend a 2-year college.

    14.1% were seeking admission to a technical school.

    14.7% were looking for a job.

    3% wanted to join the military.

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