Thursday, December 13, 2007
Annual Earnings Today
"Leave aside the intrinsic value of being an educated citizen; there are practical effects as well. In 2005, the mean annual earnings were about $20,000 for a high school dropout but $54,000 for someone with a bachelor's degree. And those differences are growing wider, not lessening, as our economy becomes more knowledge and skills based. In 1975, a high school dropout earned about half as much as a college graduate, compared with about one third today."
From US News & World Report, "America's Best High Schools" issue, December 2007.
From US News & World Report, "America's Best High Schools" issue, December 2007.
