According to the Federal definition adopted by the Kentucky Board of Education, a dropout is an individual in grades 7 - 12 who:
1. Was enrolled in school at some time during the previous school year;
2. Was not enrolled before October 1 of the following school year;
3. Has not graduated from high school or completed a state or district approved educational program such as a GED or Alternative High School Diploma pursuant to an Individualized Education Program (IEP); and
4. Does not meet any of the following exclusionary conditions:
(a) transferred to another Kentucky public school district, private school, state or district approved education program, or moved out of state or country;
(b) temporarily absent due to suspension; or
(c) deceased.
Complete Dropout guidelines may be found at
https://education.ky.gov/AA/Reports/Documents/2022-2023_DropoutGuidelines.pdf.