Graduation rates

The Minneapolis School District graduated 64% of its students which is up 6% from 2014. Many believe that this improvement was due to relaxing standards. Only 50% graduate in four years. Most bond issues in this area pass as people are convinced that many of the problems can be solved by spending. Polls show that people think that the cost per student is about $4,000 but in fact Minneapolis spends $21,000 per student. If people knew this they would be less likely to approve new bonding issues. Catholic Schools in this area cost about $4,000 per year and student performance is much better than public schools and there are a number of reasons for this, the most important of which is parental involvement. Catholic Schools have a waiting list and do not hesitate to expel students with discipline problems and this allows the teacher to maintain a learning atmosphere in the classroom. Any teacher will tell you that when parents are involved and discipline is maintain the students will learn. As a matter of fact they will tell you that it is a pleasure to be in such a classroom.