EDUCATION   Enrollment in San Francisco public schools ==> High school dropout rate   Percentage of high school graduates that have completed courses required for UC/CSU   Average number of public school pupils per teacher   DROPOUT RATES IMPROVE OVERALL Sources: San Francisco Unified School District, CA Department of Education Years refer to the spring of the school year. Data from the California Department of Education indicate that high school dropout rates have declined in the state since 1994. Although San Francisco's drop out rate increased for the 2002 - 2003 school year, the rate remains significantly lower than in years prior to 2000 - 2001. The four-year derived dropout rate is an estimate of the percentage of students who would drop out in a four-year period. It should be noted that dropout rates reflect students enrolled during a school year who stop attending for 45 days, but may not include "no-show" students who fail to enroll for a school year (i.e., who drop out between school years).       For more information: Data (Excel) San Francisco Unified School District Web site (http://portal.sfusd.edu/template/default.cfm) California Department of Education (http://www.cde.ca.gov/)

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