DATA

High School Graduation Rates by State

States record varying high school graduation rates, which also differ significantly across student demographic groups.

The U.S. Department of Education computes an adjusted graduation rate for states by dividing the number of public school students earning a regular diploma by an "adjusted cohort" for the graduating class -- the number of ninth graders four years ago, plus students transferring in, minus those who transferred, emigrated or passed away during the four school years.

Adjusted cohort high school graduation rates were first published for the 2010-11 school year, with the most recent data covering the 2014-2015 school year. Please note that data is unavailable for a few states (see notes below).

State High School Graduation Rates for All Public School Students

State	2014-15	2013-14	2012-13	2011-12	2010-11
United States	83.2%	82.3%	81.4%	80%	79%
Alabama	89.3%	86.3%	80.0%	75%	72%
Alaska	75.6%	71.1%	71.8%	70%	68%
Arizona	77.4%	75.7%	75.1%	76%	78%
Arkansas	84.9%	86.9%	84.9%	84%	81%
California	82.0%	81.0%	80.4%	79%	76%
Colorado	77.3%	77.3%	76.9%	75%	74%
Connecticut	87.2%	87.0%	85.5%	85%	83%
Delaware	85.6%	87.0%	80.4%	80%	78%
District of Columbia	68.5%	61.4%	62.3%	59%	59%
Florida	77.9%	76.1%	75.6%	75%	71%
Georgia	78.8%	72.5%	71.7%	70%	67%
Hawaii	81.6%	81.8%	82.4%	81%	80%
Idaho	78.9%	77.3%	-	-	-
Illinois	85.6%	86.0%	83.2%	82%	84%
Indiana	87.1%	87.9%	87.0%	86%	86%
Iowa	90.8%	90.5%	89.7%	89%	88%
Kansas	85.7%	85.7%	85.7%	85%	83%
Kentucky	88.0%	87.5%	86.1%	-	-
Louisiana	77.5%	74.6%	73.5%	72%	71%
Maine	87.5%	86.5%	86.4%	85%	84%
Maryland	87.0%	86.4%	85.0%	84%	83%
Massachusetts	87.3%	86.1%	85.0%	85%	83%
Michigan	79.8%	78.6%	77.0%	76%	74%
Minnesota	81.9%	81.2%	79.8%	78%	77%
Mississippi	75.4%	77.6%	75.5%	75%	75%
Missouri	87.8%	87.3%	85.7%	84%	81%
Montana	86.0%	85.4%	84.4%	84%	82%
Nebraska	88.9%	89.7%	88.5%	88%	86%
Nevada	71.3%	70.0%	70.7%	63%	62%
New Hampshire	88.1%	88.1%	87.3%	86%	86%
New Jersey	89.7%	88.6%	87.5%	86%	83%
New Mexico	68.6%	68.5%	70.3%	70%	63%
New York	79.2%	77.8%	76.8%	77%	77%
North Carolina	85.6%	83.9%	82.5%	80%	78%
North Dakota	86.6%	87.2%	87.5%	87%	86%
Ohio	80.7%	81.8%	82.2%	81%	80%
Oklahoma	82.5%	82.7%	84.8%	-	-
Oregon	73.8%	72.0%	68.7%	68%	68%
Pennsylvania	84.8%	85.3%	85.5%	84%	83%
Rhode Island	83.2%	80.8%	79.7%	77%	77%
South Carolina	80.3%	80.1%	77.6%	75%	74%
South Dakota	83.9%	82.7%	82.7%	83%	83%
Tennessee	87.9%	87.2%	86.3%	87%	86%
Texas	89.0%	88.3%	88.0%	88%	86%
Utah	84.8%	83.9%	83.0%	80%	76%
Vermont	87.7%	87.8%	86.6%	88%	87%
Virginia	85.7%	85.3%	84.5%	83%	82%
Washington	78.2%	78.2%	76.4%	77%	76%
West Virginia	86.5%	84.5%	81.4%	79%	78%
Wisconsin	88.4%	88.6%	88.0%	88%	87%
Wyoming	79.3%	78.6%	77.0%	79%	80%

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts/Consolidated State Performance Reports

State High School Graduation Rates for Low Income Students

State	2014-15	2013-14	2012-13	2011-12	2010-11
Alabama	84.7%	81.5%	71.8%	66%	62%
Alaska	66.6%	59.6%	59.5%	59%	56%
Arizona	73.1%	69.9%	69.4%	71%	73%
Arkansas	81.7%	82.7%	80.3%	79%	75%
California	78.0%	76.0%	74.8%	73%	70%
Colorado	65.5%	64.2%	63.7%	61%	62%
Connecticut	75.9%	75.9%	72.1%	70%	63%
Delaware	76.0%	81.0%	74.2%	72%	71%
District of Columbia	68.2%	60.1%	58.9%	70%	58%
Florida	70.4%	67.8%	67.0%	65%	60%
Georgia	74.5%	62.5%	63.8%	61%	59%
Hawaii	75.9%	77.6%	78.2%	78%	75%
Idaho	72.0%	71.3%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Illinois	77.9%	78.5%	73.0%	73%	75%
Indiana	84.2%	85.4%	82.7%	85%	79%
Iowa	84.8%	84.1%	80.4%	80%	78%
Kansas	77.3%	76.9%	76.6%	76%	73%
Kentucky	84.8%	84.0%	85.4%	N/A	N/A
Louisiana	70.8%	68.8%	67.7%	66%	64%
Maine	75.6%	77.8%	76.9%	76%	73%
Maryland	78.6%	77.8%	75.8%	75%	74%
Massachusetts	78.2%	76.0%	73.6%	72%	70%
Michigan	67.5%	65.6%	63.9%	64%	63%
Minnesota	67.2%	65.9%	63.8%	59%	58%
Mississippi	70.5%	70.9%	70.2%	70%	69%
Missouri	80.7%	80.4%	78.0%	76%	75%
Montana	76.9%	75.4%	74.5%	73%	71%
Nebraska	81.4%	82.4%	80.9%	80%	78%
Nevada	63.7%	63.6%	64.0%	58%	53%
New Hampshire	76.7%	77.2%	75.7%	73%	72%
New Jersey	81.7%	79.6%	77.1%	75%	71%
New Mexico	63.5%	62.3%	64.7%	65%	56%
New York	71.0%	68.8%	67.5%	68%	69%
North Carolina	79.6%	78.0%	76.1%	75%	71%
North Dakota	71.0%	72.0%	72.0%	74%	76%
Ohio	68.7%	69.2%	69.6%	68%	65%
Oklahoma	77.5%	78.2%	79.7%	N/A	N/A
Oregon	66.4%	64.2%	60.4%	61%	61%
Pennsylvania	75.9%	76.5%	76.5%	74%	71%
Rhode Island	75.6%	71.1%	69.3%	66%	66%
South Carolina	73.7%	72.5%	70.5%	68%	67%
South Dakota	67.0%	65.0%	67.0%	67%	67%
Tennessee	83.5%	82.2%	80.7%	82%	80%
Texas	85.6%	85.2%	85.2%	85%	84%
United States	76.1%	74.6%	73.3%	72%	70%
Utah	76.7%	73.5%	72.9%	70%	65%
Vermont	78.0%	78.0%	75.0%	77%	77%
Virginia	75.4%	75.1%	74.0%	72%	70%
Washington	68.1%	66.8%	65.0%	66%	66%
West Virginia	82.9%	80.1%	73.7%	72%	69%
Wisconsin	77.3%	77.9%	76.6%	75%	74%
Wyoming	66.0%	65.0%	64.0%	65%	66%

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts/Consolidated State Performance Reports

State High School Graduation Rates for Children with Disabilities

State	2014-15	2013-14	2012-13	2011-12	2010-11
Alabama	72.4%	64.4%	76.9%	54%	30%
Alaska	57.0%	42.0%	43.0%	46%	40%
Arizona	64.4%	63.3%	63.3%	65%	67%
Arkansas	81.9%	83.1%	80.4%	79%	75%
California	65.0%	62.0%	61.9%	61%	59%
Colorado	53.8%	54.6%	53.8%	54%	53%
Connecticut	65.6%	65.2%	64.7%	64%	62%
Delaware	66.0%	68.0%	60.0%	57%	56%
District of Columbia	46.0%	41.0%	41.0%	44%	39%
Florida	56.8%	55.1%	52.3%	48%	44%
Georgia	54.3%	36.5%	35.1%	35%	30%
Hawaii	60.0%	59.0%	61.0%	60%	59%
Idaho	58.0%	59.0%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Illinois	70.5%	71.8%	70.1%	69%	66%
Indiana	70.9%	73.4%	69.3%	71%	65%
Iowa	77.0%	76.4%	72.7%	73%	70%
Kansas	77.3%	76.7%	77.8%	77%	73%
Kentucky	66.0%	70.8%	52.0%	N/A	N/A
Louisiana	44.3%	42.8%	36.7%	33%	29%
Maine	74.0%	71.0%	70.0%	70%	66%
Maryland	63.9%	63.5%	60.0%	57%	57%
Massachusetts	69.9%	69.1%	67.8%	69%	66%
Michigan	57.1%	55.1%	53.6%	54%	52%
Minnesota	61.1%	58.4%	58.2%	56%	56%
Mississippi	30.7%	28.1%	22.5%	32%	23%
Missouri	76.6%	75.3%	73.4%	70%	69%
Montana	75.0%	76.0%	76.0%	81%	69%
Nebraska	71.0%	72.0%	71.0%	72%	70%
Nevada	29.0%	27.6%	26.4%	24%	23%
New Hampshire	73.0%	72.0%	71.0%	70%	69%
New Jersey	78.0%	76.6%	75.9%	74%	73%
New Mexico	59.3%	56.5%	60.1%	56%	47%
New York	52.9%	51.8%	47.2%	48%	48%
North Carolina	67.3%	64.4%	62.3%	60%	57%
North Dakota	68.0%	70.0%	70.0%	68%	67%
Ohio	67.0%	68.4%	69.2%	68%	67%
Oklahoma	75.6%	77.2%	78.5%	N/A	N/A
Oregon	52.7%	51.1%	37.2%	38%	42%
Pennsylvania	71.5%	70.9%	75.0%	70%	71%
Rhode Island	68.0%	60.0%	59.0%	59%	58%
South Carolina	49.0%	43.2%	43.2%	40%	39%
South Dakota	60.0%	59.0%	60.0%	64%	64%
Tennessee	70.0%	69.0%	67.3%	73%	67%
Texas	78.2%	77.5%	77.8%	77%	77%
United States	64.6%	63.1%	61.9%	61%	59%
Utah	67.9%	68.2%	67.4%	64%	59%
Vermont	72.0%	70.0%	68.0%	71%	69%
Virginia	52.6%	53.2%	51.5%	49%	47%
Washington	58.0%	55.8%	54.6%	58%	56%
West Virginia	69.0%	70.3%	62.1%	60%	60%
Wisconsin	67.5%	69.0%	68.7%	69%	67%
Wyoming	59.0%	62.0%	59.0%	59%	57%

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts/Consolidated State Performance Reports

About the data

While adjusted cohort graduation rates shown are more comparable than previously published rates, the Education Department notes that some states still implement requirements differently, resulting in potential differences in how rates are computed.

Data was not applicable or unavailable for a few states with missing figures. Idaho did not begin to report adjusted cohort graduation rates until the 2013-14 school year.