Thing 18 Dig the Data

Unfortunately, I could not access records from Alpena Public schools but I accessed
graduation rates.

Locatio
n
Name

Report
Catego
ry

Rat
e
Yea
r

Cohort
Graduati
on Year

Total
Total
Cohor Graduat
t
ed

Other
Complete
rs (GED,
etc.)

Off-Track
Continui
ng

Dropou
ts

Graduati
on Rate

Dropou
t Rate

Alpena
Public
School
s
(04010
)

All
Studen
ts

4Yea
r

2015

330

259

<10

36

27

78.48%

8.18%

Alpena
Public
School
s
(04010
)

All
Studen
ts

5Yea
r

2014

357

278

19

13

47

77.87%

13.17
%

Alpena
Public
School
s
(04010
)

All
Studen
ts

6Yea
r

2013

406

316

28

<10

Here is a graph of average attendance as well.

This is a pie graph of my results from my poll I did in Thing 17. Most people chose
that poetry was intriguing and beautiful.

What is your perception of poetry?

A. Intriguing and beautiful

B. Confusing

C. Dull

Using spreadsheet is a way to calculate data including polls and surveys. This can
be used to for pretests, homework checks, and discussion introductions. Creating
graphs on spreadsheet is a great visual for your students and is easily accessible
through school programs either on the computer or through online tools.