57% of alumni said the Club saved their life.
91% of alumni are satisfied with their adult life.
90% of alumni graduate high school.
26% of alumni are likely to earn a college degreee, the same as the general U.S. population.
60% of alumni said the Club was the only place to go in their neighborhood after school.
90% of alumni said the Club was one of the best things available to them in their community.
61% of alumni become more committed to their education because of Boys & Girls Clubs.
28% of alumni would have dropped out of high school if not for Boys & Girls Clubs.
Nationally, 16% of all students do not go on to graduate from high school, while only 8% of Boys & Girls Club alumni did not finish.
34% of African American Boys & Girls Club male alumni earned a 4-year college degree, compared to the national rate of 16%.
51% achieved a higher level of education than they thought possible because of their Club.
53% of our members are male and 47% of our members are female.
38% of our members are K - 2nd grade.
Nearly 1/4 of our enrollment are 3rd and 4th graders.
39% of our members are teenagers.
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