Section 3. High School Graduates: State and Regional (Public School Data)

The expected 11 percent national increase in public high school graduates, by state: 2004–05 through high school graduates between 2005–06 and 2018–19 2018–19 plays out differently among the states (reference figure 24 and tables 25 and 26).

States

The expected 811 percent national increase in public high school graduates, by state: 2005–06 through high school graduates between 2005–06 and 2018–19 2018–19 plays out differently among the states (reference figure 23 and tables 25 and 26).

• Increases are projected for 33 states and the District of Columbia, with
  • increases of more than 15 percent projected for 12 states;
  • increases of less than 5 percent projected for 8 states.
• Decreases are projected for 17 states and the District of Columbia, with
  • decreases of 15 percent or more projected for 4 states and the District of Columbia;
  • decreases between 5 and 15 percent projected for 10 states; and
  • decreases between 4.99 and 0.01 percent projected for 3 states.

Regions

Between 2005–06 and 2018–19, the number of public high school graduates is projected to

• increase 23 percent in the South;
• increase 16 percent in the West;
• increase 2 percent in the Midwest; and
• decrease 3 percent in the Northeast.

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