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State High School Graduation Rates By Race, Ethnicity

State High School Graduation Rates By Race, Ethnicity:

State High School Graduation Rates By Race, Ethnicity

U.S. public high schools recorded a four-year graduation rate of 80 percent for the 2011-12 school year, an all-time high.
Graduation rates vary greatly by state and race. Nationwide, black students graduated at a rate of 69 percent; Hispanics graduated at 73 percent; whites graduated at a rate of 86 percent.
The following table lists 2011-2012 four-year adjusted cohort state graduation rates for public high schools by student race and ethnicity. Please note that state graduation rate data was not reported for Idaho, Kentucky and Oklahoma.
State
Total
White
Hispanic
Black
Asian / Pacific Islander
Iowa8991777489
Nebraska8891787483
Texas8893848494
Vermont8888867294
Wisconsin8892746489
North Dakota8790737686
Tennessee8791807991
Indiana8689807389
Missouri8689807390
New Hampshire8687747686
New Jersey8693777595
Connecticut8591697392
Kansas8588777586
Maine8586807289
Massachusetts8590667389
Arkansas8487787884
Maryland8490737793
Montana8487797992
Pennsylvania8489686889
South Dakota8389676784
Virginia8388737590
Hawaii8279767684
Illinois8289766893
Ohio8186686190
Delaware8083747493
North Carolina8085737587
Utah8083666478
West Virginia7980797494
Wyoming7982676686
California7886736690
Minnesota7884535174
New York7787636386
Rhode Island7782676779
Washington7780676782
Arizona7684707184
Michigan7682646087
Alabama7581696785
Colorado7582626682
Florida7580736489
Mississippi7582796990
South Carolina7578697185
Louisiana7278706585
Alaska7076706176
Georgia7078606282
New Mexico7077686984
Oregon6871605379
Nevada6372544874
District of Columbia5986545874
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data State Dropout and Graduation Rate Data
Review 2010-2011 graduation rates here.


State High School Graduation Rates By Race, Ethnicity: