[quote=Brovo]1 & 2: Yet the high school dropput rate remains insane... [/quote]

That has a number of factor's to it. There are those who take fake sick days but do so responsibly.

But then you got those who skip school because they have no concept or grasp on the real world and think it's more 'cool' to ditch all the time.
Big difference.

[quote]3: Most private schools in most countries take some form or government subsidy to lower tuition cost, especially if they are small, specialized, or religious.Atop this, presumable, one's had to pay for that extra cost. That makes it worse, not better! D:[/quote]

Assuming the sick day isn't parent approved, which in my experience of both myself and friends it often is. However, we were the kinds who did it rarely (I think only ever did it when Mass Effect 3 came out and I planned to marathon the game right then).