Family Income and School Attendance

Introduction The purpose of this research was to investigate whether there is some relevance between family income, enrollment rate and early education performance, especially from kindergarten to 4th grade. Previous studies have shown that income and academic performance influence, but there is no research on the admission rate and the impact of results and income on them. This research aims to address five questions. 1) Whether household income affects the number of days of child's arrival or absence.

One of the most remarkable research on this topic is Perry 's Infant Program in Ypsilanti, Michigan. In this study, we randomly assigned low-income households 3 and 4 years old to the Perry school. The school has sufficient resources, a high proportion of teachers and students, and makes development of literacy very important. After graduation, students going to Perry School will be less likely to violate the law than one-fifth of those who do not attend school before school.

Simple observations and evidence suggest that poverty is often a barrier to school students. Children of low income households are less likely to attend kindergarten classes than children of high income families 19. They tend to drop out if they repeat the grade and repeat, rather than drop out from the middle- and high-income families 20. Of the low-income households from 19 to 20 years old, the percentage of households with no academic background without high school diplomas is high is the proportion 21 of low-income students leaving school. In addition, it is often said that differences in household income are the main cause of school dropout rates between ethnic and ethnic groups22.

According to the NCLB, the first heading of funds is used in schools, of which at least 35% are from low-income families, 35% of the students are low-income schools. In order to determine the proportion of low-income households, school districts can choose anti-poverty measures from the following data sources: (1) the number of poor children aged 5-17 calculated on the latest census; (2) the number of children who provide subjects for the national school meal program free of charge and preferential lunch (3) the number of children in families receiving temporary aid from poor families; (4) subject to Medicaid Number of children, or (5) combination of these data sources. School districts need to use the same method to rank attendance rates of all schools. This fund is used to improve the academic performance of low-income students.