Average daily membership:The aggregate number of days for which students are enrolled in school divided by the number of days in the reporting period. The average daily membership (ADM) is computed for all public schools and districts at the end of 45 days and 135 days of school. The latter count is considered official for funding purposes.
Dropout:A student who leaves school for any reason other than death before graduation or completion of a program of studies and does not transfer to another school or institution.
Dropout collection cycle:A twelve-month collection cycle that begins the first day of school and ends the day before the first day of school the following year.
Dropout (event) rate:The proportion of students who during a single year leave high school without having completed of a program of studies and do not transfer to another school or institution.
Enrollment 180 days:The cumulative 35-day enrollment at the end of 180 days of school. A student is counted in the 35-day enrollment on the 35th day the student has been present in school provided the student has not been counted in the 35-day enrollment of any other school in the state.
Enrollment precode:Student-level information reported by school districts in January of each year and updated in March.
Ethnicity:The classification of large groups of people according to common racial, national, or cultural origin or background.
White: The racial/ethnic category designating a person having origins in any of the peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.
Nonwhite:A racial/ethnic category that includes African Americans, Hispanics, Asian/Pacific Islanders, and American Indians.
