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Public high school graduation rates by state Four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR) of public high school students, for all students in 2021–22 and 2020–21, and in 2021–22 for economically disadvantaged students, students with disabilities and English learners. NCES reports some small groups only as ranges (for example ≥90); those cells are left blank here.
Reference period 2021–22 Licence Public domain (U.S. federal government work). Chart (5 options): ACGR, all students, 2021–22 ACGR, all students, 2020–21 ACGR, economically disadvantaged, 2021–22 ACGR, students with disabilities, 2021–22 ACGR, English learners, 2021–22
ACGR, all students, 2021–22 (ACGR, all students, 2021–22 (%)) ACGR, all students, 2020–21 (ACGR, all students, 2020–21 (%)) ACGR, economically disadvantaged, 2021–22 (ACGR, economically disadvantaged, 2021–22 (%)) ACGR, students with disabilities, 2021–22 (ACGR, students with disabilities, 2021–22 (%)) ACGR, English learners, 2021–22 (ACGR, English learners, 2021–22 (%))
Public high school graduation rates by state: ACGR, all students, 2021–22 (%) 49 areas ranked by ACGR, all students, 2021–22 (%). Highest: West Virginia (91.2); lowest: District of Columbia (76.4); national value 86.6. West Virginia West Virginia: 91.2 91.2 Tennessee Tennessee: 90.4 90.4 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 90.3 90.3 Kentucky Kentucky: 90.1 90.1 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 90.1 90.1 Iowa Iowa: 89.9 89.9 Missouri Missouri: 89.8 89.8 Texas Texas: 89.7 89.7 Kansas Kansas: 89.1 89.1 Virginia Virginia: 89.1 89.1 Connecticut Connecticut: 88.9 88.9 Mississippi Mississippi: 88.9 88.9 Alabama Alabama: 88.2 88.2 Arkansas Arkansas: 88.2 88.2 Utah Utah: 88.2 88.2 Delaware Delaware: 87.8 87.8 Indiana Indiana: 87.7 87.7 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 87.7 87.7 Florida Florida: 87.3 87.3 Illinois Illinois: 87.3 87.3 Nebraska Nebraska: 87.1 87.1 California California: 87.0 87.0 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 87.0 87.0 New York New York: 86.7 86.7 North Carolina North Carolina: 86.4 86.4 Maryland Maryland: 86.3 86.3 Ohio Ohio: 86.2 86.2 Maine Maine: 86.1 86.1 Hawaii Hawaii: 86.0 86.0 Montana Montana: 85.8 85.8 New Jersey New Jersey: 85.2 85.2 North Dakota North Dakota: 85.1 85.1 Georgia Georgia: 84.1 84.1 South Carolina South Carolina: 83.8 83.8 Minnesota Minnesota: 83.6 83.6 Washington Washington: 83.6 83.6 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 83.3 83.3 Louisiana Louisiana: 83.1 83.1 Vermont Vermont: 82.8 82.8 Colorado Colorado: 82.3 82.3 South Dakota South Dakota: 82.1 82.1 Wyoming Wyoming: 81.8 81.8 Nevada Nevada: 81.7 81.7 Oregon Oregon: 81.3 81.3 Michigan Michigan: 81.0 81.0 Idaho Idaho: 79.9 79.9 Alaska Alaska: 77.8 77.8 Arizona Arizona: 77.3 77.3 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 76.4 76.4 National 86.6
Public high school graduation rates by state: ACGR, all students, 2021–22 (%) 49 areas ranked by ACGR, all students, 2021–22 (%). Highest: West Virginia (91.2); lowest: District of Columbia (76.4); national value 86.6. West Virginia West Virginia: 91.2 91.2 Tennessee Tennessee: 90.4 90.4 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 90.3 90.3 Kentucky Kentucky: 90.1 90.1 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 90.1 90.1 Iowa Iowa: 89.9 89.9 Missouri Missouri: 89.8 89.8 Texas Texas: 89.7 89.7 Kansas Kansas: 89.1 89.1 Virginia Virginia: 89.1 89.1 Connecticut Connecticut: 88.9 88.9 Mississippi Mississippi: 88.9 88.9 Alabama Alabama: 88.2 88.2 Arkansas Arkansas: 88.2 88.2 Utah Utah: 88.2 88.2 Delaware Delaware: 87.8 87.8 Indiana Indiana: 87.7 87.7 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 87.7 87.7 Florida Florida: 87.3 87.3 Illinois Illinois: 87.3 87.3 Nebraska Nebraska: 87.1 87.1 California California: 87.0 87.0 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 87.0 87.0 New York New York: 86.7 86.7 North Carolina North Carolina: 86.4 86.4 Maryland Maryland: 86.3 86.3 Ohio Ohio: 86.2 86.2 Maine Maine: 86.1 86.1 Hawaii Hawaii: 86.0 86.0 Montana Montana: 85.8 85.8 New Jersey New Jersey: 85.2 85.2 North Dakota North Dakota: 85.1 85.1 Georgia Georgia: 84.1 84.1 South Carolina South Carolina: 83.8 83.8 Minnesota Minnesota: 83.6 83.6 Washington Washington: 83.6 83.6 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 83.3 83.3 Louisiana Louisiana: 83.1 83.1 Vermont Vermont: 82.8 82.8 Colorado Colorado: 82.3 82.3 South Dakota South Dakota: 82.1 82.1 Wyoming Wyoming: 81.8 81.8 Nevada Nevada: 81.7 81.7 Oregon Oregon: 81.3 81.3 Michigan Michigan: 81.0 81.0 Idaho Idaho: 79.9 79.9 Alaska Alaska: 77.8 77.8 Arizona Arizona: 77.3 77.3 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 76.4 76.4 National 86.6
ACGR, all students, 2021–22 (%), 2021–22, sorted high to low. 49 areas ranked by ACGR, all students, 2021–22 (%). Highest: West Virginia (91.2); lowest: District of Columbia (76.4); national value 86.6. Not shown (no value in the source): New Mexico, Oklahoma. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Public high school graduation rates by state: ACGR, all students, 2020–21 (%) 49 areas ranked by ACGR, all students, 2020–21 (%). Highest: West Virginia (91.1); lowest: District of Columbia (74.8); national value 86.1. West Virginia West Virginia: 91.1 91.1 Alabama Alabama: 90.7 90.7 Florida Florida: 90.2 90.2 Iowa Iowa: 90.2 90.2 Kentucky Kentucky: 90.2 90.2 Texas Texas: 90.0 90.0 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 89.8 89.8 Virginia Virginia: 89.8 89.8 Connecticut Connecticut: 89.6 89.6 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 89.6 89.6 Tennessee Tennessee: 89.3 89.3 Missouri Missouri: 89.2 89.2 New Jersey New Jersey: 88.5 88.5 Arkansas Arkansas: 88.4 88.4 Mississippi Mississippi: 88.4 88.4 Indiana Indiana: 88.2 88.2 Utah Utah: 88.1 88.1 Kansas Kansas: 87.9 87.9 Nebraska Nebraska: 87.6 87.6 Maryland Maryland: 87.2 87.2 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 87.1 87.1 North Carolina North Carolina: 87.0 87.0 North Dakota North Dakota: 87.0 87.0 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 86.7 86.7 Maine Maine: 86.1 86.1 Montana Montana: 86.1 86.1 Hawaii Hawaii: 86.0 86.0 Ohio Ohio: 85.3 85.3 New York New York: 84.9 84.9 Georgia Georgia: 83.7 83.7 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 83.7 83.7 California California: 83.6 83.6 Minnesota Minnesota: 83.3 83.3 South Carolina South Carolina: 83.3 83.3 Vermont Vermont: 83.2 83.2 South Dakota South Dakota: 82.9 82.9 Wyoming Wyoming: 82.5 82.5 Louisiana Louisiana: 82.1 82.1 Colorado Colorado: 81.7 81.7 Nevada Nevada: 81.3 81.3 Oregon Oregon: 80.6 80.6 Delaware Delaware: 80.5 80.5 Michigan Michigan: 80.5 80.5 Idaho Idaho: 80.1 80.1 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 80.0 80.0 Alaska Alaska: 78.2 78.2 New Mexico New Mexico: 76.6 76.6 Arizona Arizona: 76.4 76.4 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 74.8 74.8 National 86.1
Public high school graduation rates by state: ACGR, all students, 2020–21 (%) 49 areas ranked by ACGR, all students, 2020–21 (%). Highest: West Virginia (91.1); lowest: District of Columbia (74.8); national value 86.1. West Virginia West Virginia: 91.1 91.1 Alabama Alabama: 90.7 90.7 Florida Florida: 90.2 90.2 Iowa Iowa: 90.2 90.2 Kentucky Kentucky: 90.2 90.2 Texas Texas: 90.0 90.0 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 89.8 89.8 Virginia Virginia: 89.8 89.8 Connecticut Connecticut: 89.6 89.6 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 89.6 89.6 Tennessee Tennessee: 89.3 89.3 Missouri Missouri: 89.2 89.2 New Jersey New Jersey: 88.5 88.5 Arkansas Arkansas: 88.4 88.4 Mississippi Mississippi: 88.4 88.4 Indiana Indiana: 88.2 88.2 Utah Utah: 88.1 88.1 Kansas Kansas: 87.9 87.9 Nebraska Nebraska: 87.6 87.6 Maryland Maryland: 87.2 87.2 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 87.1 87.1 North Carolina North Carolina: 87.0 87.0 North Dakota North Dakota: 87.0 87.0 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 86.7 86.7 Maine Maine: 86.1 86.1 Montana Montana: 86.1 86.1 Hawaii Hawaii: 86.0 86.0 Ohio Ohio: 85.3 85.3 New York New York: 84.9 84.9 Georgia Georgia: 83.7 83.7 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 83.7 83.7 California California: 83.6 83.6 Minnesota Minnesota: 83.3 83.3 South Carolina South Carolina: 83.3 83.3 Vermont Vermont: 83.2 83.2 South Dakota South Dakota: 82.9 82.9 Wyoming Wyoming: 82.5 82.5 Louisiana Louisiana: 82.1 82.1 Colorado Colorado: 81.7 81.7 Nevada Nevada: 81.3 81.3 Oregon Oregon: 80.6 80.6 Delaware Delaware: 80.5 80.5 Michigan Michigan: 80.5 80.5 Idaho Idaho: 80.1 80.1 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 80.0 80.0 Alaska Alaska: 78.2 78.2 New Mexico New Mexico: 76.6 76.6 Arizona Arizona: 76.4 76.4 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 74.8 74.8 National 86.1
ACGR, all students, 2020–21 (%), 2021–22, sorted high to low. 49 areas ranked by ACGR, all students, 2020–21 (%). Highest: West Virginia (91.1); lowest: District of Columbia (74.8); national value 86.1. Not shown (no value in the source): Illinois, Washington. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Public high school graduation rates by state: ACGR, economically disadvantaged, 2021–22 (%) 48 areas ranked by ACGR, economically disadvantaged, 2021–22 (%). Highest: Mississippi (90.3); lowest: South Dakota (60.0); national value 81.3. Mississippi Mississippi: 90.3 90.3 Kentucky Kentucky: 88.4 88.4 Texas Texas: 86.4 86.4 Arkansas Arkansas: 85.4 85.4 West Virginia West Virginia: 85.3 85.3 Indiana Indiana: 85.2 85.2 California California: 84.6 84.6 Tennessee Tennessee: 83.6 83.6 Florida Florida: 83.2 83.2 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 83.2 83.2 Alabama Alabama: 82.6 82.6 Virginia Virginia: 82.4 82.4 Iowa Iowa: 82.3 82.3 Kansas Kansas: 82.2 82.2 Connecticut Connecticut: 82.1 82.1 Missouri Missouri: 81.7 81.7 New York New York: 81.6 81.6 Nevada Nevada: 81.5 81.5 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 81.4 81.4 Delaware Delaware: 81.0 81.0 Oregon Oregon: 80.7 80.7 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 80.1 80.1 Illinois Illinois: 80.0 80.0 North Carolina North Carolina: 79.5 79.5 Nebraska Nebraska: 79.0 79.0 New Jersey New Jersey: 78.7 78.7 Georgia Georgia: 78.6 78.6 Maryland Maryland: 77.9 77.9 Louisiana Louisiana: 77.5 77.5 Utah Utah: 77.5 77.5 Ohio Ohio: 76.8 76.8 Maine Maine: 76.6 76.6 Washington Washington: 76.5 76.5 Montana Montana: 76.4 76.4 South Carolina South Carolina: 76.4 76.4 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 75.7 75.7 Vermont Vermont: 75.0 75.0 Arizona Arizona: 73.3 73.3 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 73.3 73.3 Colorado Colorado: 71.9 71.9 Minnesota Minnesota: 71.1 71.1 Alaska Alaska: 70.2 70.2 Idaho Idaho: 69.6 69.6 Michigan Michigan: 69.6 69.6 North Dakota North Dakota: 69.0 69.0 Wyoming Wyoming: 68.0 68.0 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 65.0 65.0 South Dakota South Dakota: 60.0 60.0 National 81.3
Public high school graduation rates by state: ACGR, economically disadvantaged, 2021–22 (%) 48 areas ranked by ACGR, economically disadvantaged, 2021–22 (%). Highest: Mississippi (90.3); lowest: South Dakota (60.0); national value 81.3. Mississippi Mississippi: 90.3 90.3 Kentucky Kentucky: 88.4 88.4 Texas Texas: 86.4 86.4 Arkansas Arkansas: 85.4 85.4 West Virginia West Virginia: 85.3 85.3 Indiana Indiana: 85.2 85.2 California California: 84.6 84.6 Tennessee Tennessee: 83.6 83.6 Florida Florida: 83.2 83.2 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 83.2 83.2 Alabama Alabama: 82.6 82.6 Virginia Virginia: 82.4 82.4 Iowa Iowa: 82.3 82.3 Kansas Kansas: 82.2 82.2 Connecticut Connecticut: 82.1 82.1 Missouri Missouri: 81.7 81.7 New York New York: 81.6 81.6 Nevada Nevada: 81.5 81.5 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 81.4 81.4 Delaware Delaware: 81.0 81.0 Oregon Oregon: 80.7 80.7 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 80.1 80.1 Illinois Illinois: 80.0 80.0 North Carolina North Carolina: 79.5 79.5 Nebraska Nebraska: 79.0 79.0 New Jersey New Jersey: 78.7 78.7 Georgia Georgia: 78.6 78.6 Maryland Maryland: 77.9 77.9 Louisiana Louisiana: 77.5 77.5 Utah Utah: 77.5 77.5 Ohio Ohio: 76.8 76.8 Maine Maine: 76.6 76.6 Washington Washington: 76.5 76.5 Montana Montana: 76.4 76.4 South Carolina South Carolina: 76.4 76.4 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 75.7 75.7 Vermont Vermont: 75.0 75.0 Arizona Arizona: 73.3 73.3 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 73.3 73.3 Colorado Colorado: 71.9 71.9 Minnesota Minnesota: 71.1 71.1 Alaska Alaska: 70.2 70.2 Idaho Idaho: 69.6 69.6 Michigan Michigan: 69.6 69.6 North Dakota North Dakota: 69.0 69.0 Wyoming Wyoming: 68.0 68.0 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 65.0 65.0 South Dakota South Dakota: 60.0 60.0 National 81.3
ACGR, economically disadvantaged, 2021–22 (%), 2021–22, sorted high to low. 48 areas ranked by ACGR, economically disadvantaged, 2021–22 (%). Highest: Mississippi (90.3); lowest: South Dakota (60.0); national value 81.3. Not shown (no value in the source): Hawaii, New Mexico, Oklahoma. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Public high school graduation rates by state: ACGR, students with disabilities, 2021–22 (%) 48 areas ranked by ACGR, students with disabilities, 2021–22 (%). Highest: Florida (83.6); lowest: New Jersey (48.5); national value 71.4. Florida Florida: 83.6 83.6 Kansas Kansas: 83.2 83.2 West Virginia West Virginia: 83.0 83.0 Arkansas Arkansas: 82.9 82.9 Kentucky Kentucky: 79.7 79.7 Texas Texas: 79.1 79.1 Tennessee Tennessee: 79.0 79.0 Missouri Missouri: 78.1 78.1 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 78.0 78.0 Indiana Indiana: 77.2 77.2 Montana Montana: 76.0 76.0 California California: 73.8 73.8 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 73.6 73.6 Alabama Alabama: 73.5 73.5 Utah Utah: 73.5 73.5 Maine Maine: 73.0 73.0 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 73.0 73.0 Iowa Iowa: 72.8 72.8 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 72.8 72.8 Georgia Georgia: 72.5 72.5 Delaware Delaware: 72.0 72.0 Illinois Illinois: 71.9 71.9 North Carolina North Carolina: 71.0 71.0 Virginia Virginia: 70.2 70.2 Vermont Vermont: 70.0 70.0 Connecticut Connecticut: 69.9 69.9 Maryland Maryland: 69.3 69.3 Ohio Ohio: 68.2 68.2 Colorado Colorado: 67.9 67.9 Oregon Oregon: 67.5 67.5 Arizona Arizona: 67.3 67.3 Mississippi Mississippi: 67.1 67.1 Washington Washington: 66.4 66.4 New York New York: 66.2 66.2 North Dakota North Dakota: 66.0 66.0 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 66.0 66.0 Nevada Nevada: 65.9 65.9 Nebraska Nebraska: 65.8 65.8 Minnesota Minnesota: 65.6 65.6 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 63.0 63.0 South Dakota South Dakota: 63.0 63.0 Wyoming Wyoming: 63.0 63.0 Alaska Alaska: 61.0 61.0 Michigan Michigan: 58.1 58.1 South Carolina South Carolina: 57.9 57.9 Idaho Idaho: 57.0 57.0 Louisiana Louisiana: 57.0 57.0 New Jersey New Jersey: 48.5 48.5 National 71.4
Public high school graduation rates by state: ACGR, students with disabilities, 2021–22 (%) 48 areas ranked by ACGR, students with disabilities, 2021–22 (%). Highest: Florida (83.6); lowest: New Jersey (48.5); national value 71.4. Florida Florida: 83.6 83.6 Kansas Kansas: 83.2 83.2 West Virginia West Virginia: 83.0 83.0 Arkansas Arkansas: 82.9 82.9 Kentucky Kentucky: 79.7 79.7 Texas Texas: 79.1 79.1 Tennessee Tennessee: 79.0 79.0 Missouri Missouri: 78.1 78.1 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 78.0 78.0 Indiana Indiana: 77.2 77.2 Montana Montana: 76.0 76.0 California California: 73.8 73.8 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 73.6 73.6 Alabama Alabama: 73.5 73.5 Utah Utah: 73.5 73.5 Maine Maine: 73.0 73.0 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 73.0 73.0 Iowa Iowa: 72.8 72.8 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 72.8 72.8 Georgia Georgia: 72.5 72.5 Delaware Delaware: 72.0 72.0 Illinois Illinois: 71.9 71.9 North Carolina North Carolina: 71.0 71.0 Virginia Virginia: 70.2 70.2 Vermont Vermont: 70.0 70.0 Connecticut Connecticut: 69.9 69.9 Maryland Maryland: 69.3 69.3 Ohio Ohio: 68.2 68.2 Colorado Colorado: 67.9 67.9 Oregon Oregon: 67.5 67.5 Arizona Arizona: 67.3 67.3 Mississippi Mississippi: 67.1 67.1 Washington Washington: 66.4 66.4 New York New York: 66.2 66.2 North Dakota North Dakota: 66.0 66.0 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 66.0 66.0 Nevada Nevada: 65.9 65.9 Nebraska Nebraska: 65.8 65.8 Minnesota Minnesota: 65.6 65.6 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 63.0 63.0 South Dakota South Dakota: 63.0 63.0 Wyoming Wyoming: 63.0 63.0 Alaska Alaska: 61.0 61.0 Michigan Michigan: 58.1 58.1 South Carolina South Carolina: 57.9 57.9 Idaho Idaho: 57.0 57.0 Louisiana Louisiana: 57.0 57.0 New Jersey New Jersey: 48.5 48.5 National 71.4
ACGR, students with disabilities, 2021–22 (%), 2021–22, sorted high to low. 48 areas ranked by ACGR, students with disabilities, 2021–22 (%). Highest: Florida (83.6); lowest: New Jersey (48.5); national value 71.4. Not shown (no value in the source): Hawaii, New Mexico, Oklahoma. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Public high school graduation rates by state: ACGR, English learners, 2021–22 (%) 48 areas ranked by ACGR, English learners, 2021–22 (%). Highest: Indiana (88.0); lowest: Louisiana (46.0); national value 72.1. Indiana Indiana: 88.0 88.0 Kansas Kansas: 84.4 84.4 Arkansas Arkansas: 82.0 82.0 West Virginia West Virginia: 81.0 81.0 Texas Texas: 80.1 80.1 South Carolina South Carolina: 78.0 78.0 Kentucky Kentucky: 77.0 77.0 Illinois Illinois: 76.8 76.8 Utah Utah: 76.3 76.3 Maine Maine: 76.0 76.0 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 76.0 76.0 South Dakota South Dakota: 75.0 75.0 Florida Florida: 73.1 73.1 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 73.1 73.1 Iowa Iowa: 73.0 73.0 Missouri Missouri: 73.0 73.0 North Dakota North Dakota: 73.0 73.0 Nevada Nevada: 72.6 72.6 Michigan Michigan: 72.5 72.5 California California: 71.8 71.8 Ohio Ohio: 71.0 71.0 Washington Washington: 70.5 70.5 New Jersey New Jersey: 70.3 70.3 Connecticut Connecticut: 70.0 70.0 Colorado Colorado: 69.4 69.4 Virginia Virginia: 69.2 69.2 Delaware Delaware: 69.0 69.0 Alabama Alabama: 68.0 68.0 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 68.0 68.0 Tennessee Tennessee: 68.0 68.0 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 67.5 67.5 Mississippi Mississippi: 67.0 67.0 Montana Montana: 67.0 67.0 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 67.0 67.0 North Carolina North Carolina: 66.9 66.9 Georgia Georgia: 66.2 66.2 Alaska Alaska: 65.0 65.0 Idaho Idaho: 65.0 65.0 Minnesota Minnesota: 65.0 65.0 Oregon Oregon: 65.0 65.0 Vermont Vermont: 63.0 63.0 Wyoming Wyoming: 63.0 63.0 New York New York: 60.7 60.7 Arizona Arizona: 60.4 60.4 Maryland Maryland: 56.6 56.6 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 55.0 55.0 Nebraska Nebraska: 53.0 53.0 Louisiana Louisiana: 46.0 46.0 National 72.1
Public high school graduation rates by state: ACGR, English learners, 2021–22 (%) 48 areas ranked by ACGR, English learners, 2021–22 (%). Highest: Indiana (88.0); lowest: Louisiana (46.0); national value 72.1. Indiana Indiana: 88.0 88.0 Kansas Kansas: 84.4 84.4 Arkansas Arkansas: 82.0 82.0 West Virginia West Virginia: 81.0 81.0 Texas Texas: 80.1 80.1 South Carolina South Carolina: 78.0 78.0 Kentucky Kentucky: 77.0 77.0 Illinois Illinois: 76.8 76.8 Utah Utah: 76.3 76.3 Maine Maine: 76.0 76.0 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 76.0 76.0 South Dakota South Dakota: 75.0 75.0 Florida Florida: 73.1 73.1 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 73.1 73.1 Iowa Iowa: 73.0 73.0 Missouri Missouri: 73.0 73.0 North Dakota North Dakota: 73.0 73.0 Nevada Nevada: 72.6 72.6 Michigan Michigan: 72.5 72.5 California California: 71.8 71.8 Ohio Ohio: 71.0 71.0 Washington Washington: 70.5 70.5 New Jersey New Jersey: 70.3 70.3 Connecticut Connecticut: 70.0 70.0 Colorado Colorado: 69.4 69.4 Virginia Virginia: 69.2 69.2 Delaware Delaware: 69.0 69.0 Alabama Alabama: 68.0 68.0 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 68.0 68.0 Tennessee Tennessee: 68.0 68.0 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 67.5 67.5 Mississippi Mississippi: 67.0 67.0 Montana Montana: 67.0 67.0 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 67.0 67.0 North Carolina North Carolina: 66.9 66.9 Georgia Georgia: 66.2 66.2 Alaska Alaska: 65.0 65.0 Idaho Idaho: 65.0 65.0 Minnesota Minnesota: 65.0 65.0 Oregon Oregon: 65.0 65.0 Vermont Vermont: 63.0 63.0 Wyoming Wyoming: 63.0 63.0 New York New York: 60.7 60.7 Arizona Arizona: 60.4 60.4 Maryland Maryland: 56.6 56.6 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 55.0 55.0 Nebraska Nebraska: 53.0 53.0 Louisiana Louisiana: 46.0 46.0 National 72.1
ACGR, English learners, 2021–22 (%), 2021–22, sorted high to low. 48 areas ranked by ACGR, English learners, 2021–22 (%). Highest: Indiana (88.0); lowest: Louisiana (46.0); national value 72.1. Not shown (no value in the source): Hawaii, New Mexico, Oklahoma. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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State ACGR, all students, 2021–22 (%) ACGR, all students, 2020–21 (%) ACGR, economically disadvantaged, 2021–22 (%) ACGR, students with disabilities, 2021–22 (%) ACGR, English learners, 2021–22 (%) United States 86.6 86.1 81.3 71.4 72.1 Alabama 88.2 90.7 82.6 73.5 68 Alaska 77.8 78.2 70.2 61 65 Arizona 77.3 76.4 73.3 67.3 60.4 Arkansas 88.2 88.4 85.4 82.9 82 California 87 83.6 84.6 73.8 71.8 Colorado 82.3 81.7 71.9 67.9 69.4 Connecticut 88.9 89.6 82.1 69.9 70 Delaware 87.8 80.5 81 72 69 District of Columbia 76.4 74.8 65 63 55 Florida 87.3 90.2 83.2 83.6 73.1 Georgia 84.1 83.7 78.6 72.5 66.2 Hawaii 86 86 Idaho 79.9 80.1 69.6 57 65 Illinois 87.3 80 71.9 76.8 Indiana 87.7 88.2 85.2 77.2 88 Iowa 89.9 90.2 82.3 72.8 73 Kansas 89.1 87.9 82.2 83.2 84.4 Kentucky 90.1 90.2 88.4 79.7 77 Louisiana 83.1 82.1 77.5 57 46 Maine 86.1 86.1 76.6 73 76 Maryland 86.3 87.2 77.9 69.3 56.6 Massachusetts 90.1 89.8 83.2 78 73.1 Michigan 81 80.5 69.6 58.1 72.5 Minnesota 83.6 83.3 71.1 65.6 65 Mississippi 88.9 88.4 90.3 67.1 67 Missouri 89.8 89.2 81.7 78.1 73 Montana 85.8 86.1 76.4 76 67 Nebraska 87.1 87.6 79 65.8 53 Nevada 81.7 81.3 81.5 65.9 72.6 New Hampshire 87.7 87.1 73.3 73 68 New Jersey 85.2 88.5 78.7 48.5 70.3 New Mexico 76.6 New York 86.7 84.9 81.6 66.2 60.7 North Carolina 86.4 87 79.5 71 66.9 North Dakota 85.1 87 69 66 73 Ohio 86.2 85.3 76.8 68.2 71 Oklahoma 80 Oregon 81.3 80.6 80.7 67.5 65 Pennsylvania 87 86.7 80.1 73.6 67.5 Rhode Island 83.3 83.7 75.7 66 67 South Carolina 83.8 83.3 76.4 57.9 78 South Dakota 82.1 82.9 60 63 75 Tennessee 90.4 89.3 83.6 79 68 Texas 89.7 90 86.4 79.1 80.1 Utah 88.2 88.1 77.5 73.5 76.3 Vermont 82.8 83.2 75 70 63 Virginia 89.1 89.8 82.4 70.2 69.2 Washington 83.6 76.5 66.4 70.5 West Virginia 91.2 91.1 85.3 83 81 Wisconsin 90.3 89.6 81.4 72.8 76 Wyoming 81.8 82.5 68 63 63
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics 2023, Table 219.46 . Reference period: 2021–22.
Cite this table Source agency U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics Dataset Digest of Education Statistics 2023, Table 219.46 Table Public high school graduation rates by state Data last updated 2026-10-30 Page https://quadranac.com/tables/us-hs-graduation/ Public high school graduation rates by state (United States, 2021–22). Data: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics 2023, Table 219.46. Retrieved 2026-10-30 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-hs-graduation/
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