Table 1.

Dataset used to develop predictive models

Dataset	Description
School enrollment (internal version)	Enrollment reported by schools. This internal version contains some additional information from MINEDUC (e.g., pregnancies, home address, among others) provided within NDA agreement
Final academic status	Academic performance, e.g., attendance and GPA, and descriptive data of students, provided by MINEDUC
Deceased students	Students who died before completing their school education. Provided by MINEDUC
School graduates	Students who completed compulsory education each year, either by regular or alternative means, and the pathway by which they graduated
SIMCE standardized test results	Performance achieved on SIMCE census tests (by grades and subjects). These results are in scores and by learning standards categorized for each subject as insufficient, basic, adequate. Datasets provided by AQE
Parents and students’ surveys	Parents and students’ surveys collected with the SIMCE test, provided by AQE
Schools	Information on schools and results in the National Performance Evaluation Systema (NPES) in score 0 to 100%
Index of School Performance (ISP)	Index of School Performance to monitor the improvement on time of each school (Valenzuela & Allende, 2014)
PSS Law allowances	Preferential School Subsidy (PSS). Law classifies students in two categories (preferential and priority ones), increasing the voucher amount depending on this classification. Schools must agree to enroll students from lower socioeconomic statuses to receive this extra voucher. These datasets identify the students in preferential and priority categories
Personal and Social Development Indicators scores (PSDI)	Indicators for measuring the quality of education in non-academic aspects, specifically: self-esteem and school motivation, school climate, participation and citizenship formation, and hygiene and healthy living habits
JUNAEB programs	JUNAEB is an agency of the State Administration, responsible for managing state resources to ensure that children and young Chileans in conditions of biopsychosocial vulnerability enter, remain, and succeed in the Educational System. Programs implemented by JUNAEB, designed to retain students into schools: Skills for Life I and II, and School Retention Support Program
Rurality index	Level of rurality of a location: from urban to rural areas. Own elaboration based on 1) distance to urban areas, 2) population density and 3) land use classification
LES territories	Provisional territorial definition of all the LES (in operation or not). One LES is composed of several municipalities belonging to the same region. Provided by the Directorate of Public Education

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