Local high school graduates following national trends

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  • Recent trends among high school students indicate a trend toward trade schools, such as Western Technology Center, top right, versus four-year academic schools. However, SWOSU is showing a lower percentage of loss than most Oklahoma regional schools.
Nearly a quarter of upcoming graduates from Weatherford High School told the Weatherford News they would opt to go straight into the workforce rather than attend college. This is about a 7 percent increase from last year’s graduating class. However, WHS students are not alone in this shift of enrollment. According to Education Data Initiative, rates of college enrollment for newly graduated…

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