Numerous studies have investigated the behavior of high school dropouts from economic,
sociological, and educational points of view. However, data from the National Longitudinal
Survey of Youth indicate that being a dropout is not necessarily a permanent condition. This
paper attempts to empirically study through the application of logit models the dropout
behavior of youths, as well as the decision of dropouts whether to return to school. Most
results from the logistic regression for dropping out of school are consistent with the common …