Auburn drop-out rate increases in 2007

ALBANY -- Substantially more summer school sessions and after school programs are boosting New York graduation rates, according to state officials.

State Education Department figures released Monday showed the statewide graduation rate was 68.6 percent after four years for the class that began ninth grade in 2003, up from 65.8 percent two classes before. In New York City, that class graduation rate was 52 percent after four years, up from 46.5 percent.

The report showed 25,000 students from the Class of 2007 dropped out statewide.