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Student Drop-Outs
In State Decline
A continuing decline in the^ percentage of students who dropped out of public higlv schools in Virginia was report1 ed today by the State Department of Education. During 1966-67, the Department said, 18,577 of the 394„ 203 students enrolled in grades eight through 12 dropped out of high schools in the State and did not enter another school.' The agency said the number of dropouts comprised 4.7 percent of the students enrolled, compared with 4.8 percent who left school during] L965-66. Enrollment in 1965h
83.1%