Graduation Statistics

Study of BGC Alumni in African-American (AA) Graduates
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Upstate
Spartanburg High School

Graduating Class	Total SHS grads with diplomas	# of Non-AA Grads	# of AA Grads	# of AA Grads who are BGC Alumni	% of AA Grads who are BGC Alumni	SHS Graduation rate	% of AA grads
2006	363	191	172	68	40%	N/A	47%
2007	370	179	191	79	41%	68%	52%
2008	402	190	212	94	44%	71%	53%
2009	401	187	214	120	56%	78%	53%
2010	375	175	200	124	62%	68%	53%
2011	411	185	226	135	60%	71%	55%
2012	339	154	185	124	67%	???	55%
Change in grads '06 to '12	-7%	-19%	31%

Total BGC Graduates: 810
How many of those 810 graduates would not have graduated without Boys & Girls Clubs?

Our graduation rate of former Club members conservatively mirrors the general population graduation rate of 70%. If our
810 graduates represent a 70% graduation rate, how many would not have graduated if the
same group graduated at a 50% rate (the typical rate for minority students receiving free lunch)?

810/70% = total cohort	1157
Graduates at 70% rate	810
Graduates at 50% rate	579
The difference = Drop-outs saved	231

What is the opportunity cost of those students not graduating?

The South Carolina Economic Policy Council estimates each drop-out cost SC over $3,000 per year for the rest of their life.

Estimating an average 40 year life beyond graduation, those
wouldbe drop-outs would cost us....... $12,500,000 present value of future costs

Return on investment: Our total expenses attributed to District 7 students has totaled only $5.5 million over the past eleven years.