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Table B.3.a.-1. Average freshman graduation rate for high school students, by school locale: School year 2008-09 |
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| School Locale | Average freshman graduation rate |
|---|---|
| Reporting states | 76.6 |
| City | 67.7 |
| Large | 64.1 |
| Midsize | 67.8 |
| Small | 74.6 |
| Suburban | 80.7 |
| Large | 80.7 |
| Midsize | 80.1 |
| Small | 82.6 |
| Town | 79.0 |
| Fringe | 81.4 |
| Distant | 78.0 |
| Remote | 77.7 |
| Rural | 79.9 |
| Fringe | 79.9 |
| Distant | 80.1 |
| Remote | 79.5 |
| NOTE: The analysis is limited to the 47 states and the District of Coulmbia. Three states including California, Nevada, and Vermont are not included because completion data are not available. School districts with missing data on the number of diplomas or total enrollment base or locale code are excluded. Geographic districts in New York City are combined as one school district. High school students are students attending a school offering the final years of high school work necessary for graduation. For more details on urban-centric locale categories, see http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ruraled/definitions.asp. | |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, Local Education Agency Universe Survey Dropout and Completion Restricted-Use Data File, School Year 2008-09 (version 1a) (NCES 2011-314). |
