4. Same study found increasing the high school completion rate by 1% would save the US up to $1.4 billion annually in reduced costs from crimehttp://www.covingaliteracy.org/facts.htm<br />Education and Lifelong Earning (James Walker, Face to Face: The Changing state of Racism Across America)High School Drop Out$608,000High School Graduate$802,000Some College$922,890Associates Degree$1,062,130Bachelors Degree$1,420,850Masters Degree$2,142,440Doctorate$3,012,300<br />