Beaufort County's dropout rate matched the state's 2.5 percent rate for 2011-12, the district release said. Twelve more students dropped out between the 2010-11 school year and 2011-12.
The dropout rate reflects how many teens officially withdrew over a federal fiscal year or became too old to return. Students can legally drop out at age 17 and cannot stay in school past age 21.
Beaufort County superintendent Jeffrey Moss said in the release the district would work to lower the dropout rate.
"If we do a better job from kindergarten all the way through high school, then I'm confident that we'll see fewer dropouts," he said.
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