There's a huge “What next?” factor. The students at our school have chosen to stay in their home communities to finish high school. There is the option to go out to these bigger cities. Students who have chosen to stay in their communities want to be home. They want to be with their families. Frankly, there are not enough employment opportunities within their communities.
It can be daunting to finish high school with me and then have to look for opportunities outside their communities for post-secondary education. What's next after that? How are they able to work in industries that they feel passionate about when they want to be with families and they want to be around their culture? That's what I see most often.