Teen Pregnancy & High School Dropout: What Communities Can Do To Address These Issues

Nearly one-third of teen girls who have dropped out of high school cite early pregnancy or parenthood as a key reason. Only 40 percent of teen moms finish high school, and less than two percent of teen mothers (those who have a baby before age 18) finish college by age 30. The primary focus of this report is to highlight innovative ways school systems (particularly persistently low-achieving school districts with high teen birth rates), public agencies, and community-based organizations that oversee teen pregnancy prevention programs are working together with the common goal of helping students avoid early pregnancy and parenthood and complete their high school education.