Approximately 75 potential dropouts (29 classified as "aggressive", 46 as "passive") were exposed to a program that differed from the regular school program in 4 main ways: (a) a small, stable pupil-teacher ratio; (b) a vocational curriculum; (c) a counselor immediately available; and (d) afternoon jobs for pay and school credit. Evaluation was in terms of drop-out rates, police contact rates, and attitudes assessed by before-after interviews; comparison was with an equal number of potential dropouts enrolled in the regular school program. The program in general was unsuccessful in altering drop-out behavior, but the aggressive Se in the experimental group improved reliably more than others in attitude toward school.