Section 3. High School Graduates: National

Total number of high school graduates

The total number of high school graduates (figure F; reference figures 21 and 22 and table 23)

Figure F. Actual and projected numbers for high school graduates, total and by control of school: Selected years, 1988–89 to 2013–14

SOURCE: U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data surveys, various years; Private School Universe Survey, various years; and National High School Graduates Model. (See reference table 23.)

• increased 6 percent between 1988–89 and 2001–02; and
• is projected to increase an additional 10 percent between 2001–02 and 2013–14.

Public high school graduates

The number of public high school graduates

• increased 7 percent between 1988–89 and 2001–02; and
• is projected to increase an additional 9 percent between 2001–02 and 2013–14.

Private high school graduates

The number of private high school graduates

• increased less than 1 percent between 1988–89 and 2001–02; and
• is projected to increase an additional 15 percent between 2001–02 and 2013–14.