High School Graduation Rates

Four-year graduation rates by state, 2010-11

Nov 27, 2012 11:59 AM

The U.S. Department of Education has released for the first time data on four-year high school graduation rates compiled with states' using a common measure. The rankings, based on preliminary data for 2010-11:

 

STATE 4-YEAR GRADUATION RATES, 2010-11
1	Iowa	88%
2	Vermont	87%
2	Wisconsin	87%
4	Indiana	86%
4	Nebraska	86%
4	New Hampshire	86%
4	North Dakota	86%
4	Tennessee	86%
4	Texas	86%
10	Illinois	84%
10	Maine	84%
12	Connecticut	83%
12	Kansas	83%
12	Maryland	83%
12	Massachusetts	83%
12	New Jersey	83%
12	Pennsylvania	83%
12	South Dakota	83%
19	Montana	82%
19	Virginia	82%
21	Arkansas	81%
21	Missouri	81%
23	Hawaii	80%
23	Ohio	80%
23	Wyoming	80%
26	Arizona	78%
26	Delaware	78%
26	North Carolina	78%
29	Minnesota	77%
29	New York	77%
29	Rhode Island	77%
32	California	76%
32	Utah	76%
32	Washington (state)	76%
32	West Virginia	76%
36	Mississippi	75%
37	Colorado	74%
37	Michigan	74%
37	South Carolina	74%
40	Alabama	72%
41	Florida	71%
41	Louisiana	71%
43	Alaska	68%
43	Oregon	68%
45	Georgia	67%
46	New Mexico	63%
47	Nevada	62%
48	Washington, D.C.	59%
*	Idaho, Kentucky, Oklahoma	no data
Source: U.S. Department of Education

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