CRITICS OF EDUCATION OFTEN EXPLAIN AMERICA'S DROPOUT PROBLEM INTERNS Of THEIR OWN PHILOSOPHIES OR SOCIAL OUTLOOK. THEY (RESEARCHERS) OFTEN FOCUS MORE ON DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS AS THE UNDERLYING REASONS WHY STUDENTS LEAVE SCHOOL. AND THEY BELIEVE ONCE THOSE FACTORS ARE UNDERSTOOD, INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO REDUCE THE SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE WILL BE AVAILABLE. FOR EXAMPLE, STUDENTS THAT ARE "PLACE" AT RISK IS IDENTIFIED AS BEING AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL. Characteristic of High School Dropout