0The 10 Worst Dropout CitiesBad schools translate into high dropout rates. And those rates lead to depressed lifelong incomes. The Daily Beast crunches the numbers to determine the 10 cities that have lowest-percentages of high-school graduates.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 6:37PM EDT / Published Oct. 23, 2009 1:33PM EDT #10, Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area #9, Fresno, CA Metro AreaGetty Images #8, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro AreaSkip Nall / Getty Images #7, Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metro AreaHarrison Shull / Getty Images #6, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro AreaChris Schmidt #5, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area #4, Stockton, CA Metro AreaChris Schmidt #3, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro AreaRon Chapple / Getty Images #2, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area #1, Bakersfield, CA Metro AreaSeth Joel / Getty Images
#10, Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area #9, Fresno, CA Metro AreaGetty Images #8, Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro AreaSkip Nall / Getty Images #7, Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metro AreaHarrison Shull / Getty Images #6, Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro AreaChris Schmidt #5, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area #4, Stockton, CA Metro AreaChris Schmidt #3, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro AreaRon Chapple / Getty Images #2, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area #1, Bakersfield, CA Metro AreaSeth Joel / Getty Images