how old do u have to be to drop out of school?
553600
Dead.\n\nYou should never drop out of school or stop learning.
1013328
More details please. I have a 19 year old daughter I'm ready to kick out who could use an education.
874279
How old do you have to be?
151445
Your guardian would have to withdraw you from school first.  But, you may need to be at least 16\nPray really hard before you make this life changing decision.
502890
you can go to school at any age
31690
Well I'm sure that a lot of these people are going to tell what a mistake it is to drop out of school. I'm not! I encourage it for you. The reason being, that only a Moron would even consider such a thing. I sure can't see wasting hard earned tax dollars on a moron. So start flipping dem burgers and find you a place out at Barney's trailor park  and have a nice life.
285681
No,you have to be 18 or prove that you Can take care of yourself. Graduating does nothing for you besides helping you get a job to support yourself.
136722
I think it's crap.  You're not legally required to stay in school past 16, so the government has no right to punish you for dropping out.  It's just another excuse to cut spending.  He's managed to find a program that almost exclusively benefits underpriviledged kids, so it's no surprise he wants to cut it.  I think he'd take away social security entirely if they'd let him, but he can't so he'll just take it from the people who need it most.
458938
OK I'm not going to lecture you about getting pregnant at a young age I'm sure you heard it already.I would talk to you guidance counselors  or princpal to see if they can help have you parent(S) talk to them as well i got pregnant in my senior year an did fall behind with my grades cuz i missed alot of classes so i talked with my counselor and the school made arrangements when i missed a day they would have someone bring the work to me so wouldn't fall to far behind so you may want to try that OK? yep i did graduate with my class 8 1/2 months pregnant but could not have done it with out my schools help! GOOD FOR YOU FOR NOT DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL BECUZ OF YOUR PREGNANCY! GOOD LUCK!
28923
You don't have to go through twelve years of school. You can quit high school and get a GED. As far as I know, the GED is not offered to people younger than 16. You can take the SAT earlier than that and be admitted to some colleges before you earn a GED. Few teenagers choose this option because they want the benefit of staying with their peer group through the traditional educational process. The traditional educational system is set up to keep children in school until they are old enough to care for themselves so that they don't get in trouble on the streets and so that they won't be out competing with adults in the job market.
159766
I would think students drop out of school for many different reasons. There's severe family crises, which create difficulties for one to concentrate in school. Some drop out of college due to financial reasons; balancing work and school can be very hard. Some people decide that they need time off to discover themselves first by working, going into the military, or traveling. An accident pregnancy can prevent one from finishing school. Some people just do not care about school, and let themselves fail, which, ultimately leads to dropping out. Though there are also just some that believe school is too much, and that they are not smart enough to continue... I'm sure there are a lot more reasons, but here's just some thoughts?
65075
it's 18, to not go to public school, and parents HAVE to raise you in their house until you are 18. It's the law.
413638
I agree! Get your GED and then go to college. Why be a drop-out????
1070834
18 by yourself. 17 with parents permission. But you must have a diploma or GED before you go to Boot Camp.
1028890
maybe she didn't think about the consequences of having a child at a young age and had to drop out of school to support you. I don't know, why the hell should we know, ask your mom....p.s. the answer is 34
35772
How old are YOU?  Because if you are not 18, or if you havent finished H.S., then you are definately not ready to move out of your parents house.
116186
Decide what you want to do and go back to school. It doesn't have to be a 4 year deal. Vocational schools can have you out in as little as 5 months to a year.