The high school dropout crisis has received significant attention from researchers, policymakers and the media. What has been generally overlooked, however is that girls, too, are dropping out of high school at dangerously high rates. One in four do not finish high school, and the numbers are worse for girls of color. This report examines the current dropout rates for female students in the U.S., the consequences - both for the female students and their communities - of dropping out, the factors that put students at risk of dropping out, and policy recommendations.