In Lycoming County during 2006/2007, 51% of substantiated juvenile offenses were against property; 14% were against persons; 16% involved drugs, and 18% fell under the "other" category. Of the 570 initial charges in Lycoming County for youth between the ages of 10 and 18, 249 (or 43.7%) were 15 years of age or younger. 43.5% of youth with initial charges in Lycoming County had less than a 9th grade education.
Recent research concludes that nearly one in three high school students will not graduate from high school. The drop out rate for the state of Pennsylvania for 2006-2007 was 1.6%. The dropout rate in Lycoming County for 2006-2007 was 2.5%. 5.2% of Lycoming County residents have less than a 9th grade education and 19.4% do not have a high school diploma or GED. Research also shows that when students drop out of school they are three times more likely than graduates to go to jail.
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