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Public High School Graduation Rate Reaches New High, but Gaps Persist
October 17, 2016

Public High School Graduation Rate Reaches New High, but Gaps Persist

The national graduation rate for  public high school students rose to a new high of 83.2 percent in 2014-15, according to data released today by the National Center for Education Statistics. This adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of students who graduate with a regular high school diploma within four years of starting 9th  grade. The ACGR has risen by about four percentage points since the data were first collected in 2010-11.

The data released today show that between 2010-11 and 2014-15, graduation rates increased for all reported groups of students, including all racial and ethnic subgroups, low-income students, English learners, and students with disabilities. However, graduation rate gaps persist among the racial and ethnic subgroups.

Among the highlights of the data are:

To view the full data, please visit http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/tables/ACGR_RE_and_characteristics_2014-15.asp.

To learn more about how the ACGR is calculated, read this post from the NCES blog.

COMING LATER THIS MONTH: Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rate in the United States: 2013

Media Contact: Dana Tofig, Communications Director, Institute of Education Sciences, 202-245-8235, dana.tofig@ed.gov