Table 219.20.

Public high school graduates, by region, state, and jurisdiction: Selected years, 1980-81 through 2026-27

Region, state, and jurisdiction	Actual data												Projected data
	1980-81	1989-90		1999-2000	2007-08		2008-09		2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	Percent change, 2012-13 to 2026-27
1	2	3		4	5		6		7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
United States	2,725,285	2,320,337	1	2,553,844	3,001,337		3,039,015	1	3,128,022	3,144,100	3,149,185	3,169,257	3,168,450	3,187,000	3,225,160	3,253,730	3,297,050	3,299,910	3,265,550	3,287,230	3,309,540	3,316,280	3,386,980	3,443,430	3,424,140	3,327,500	5.0
Region
Northeast	593,727	446,045		453,814	552,289		552,973		556,400	556,611	554,705	555,202	546,910	543,080	548,200	543,580	547,690	542,370	535,360	539,600	538,460	533,830	539,470	547,590	542,430	524,270	-5.6
Midwest	784,071	616,700		648,020	721,220		717,536		726,844	718,779	716,072	713,662	705,550	708,240	704,100	708,920	713,060	715,500	703,240	703,940	714,180	705,660	719,350	727,720	717,890	693,320	-2.9
South	868,068	796,385		861,498	1,031,773		1,068,270		1,104,770	1,119,414	1,121,400	1,138,965	1,145,570	1,162,950	1,192,410	1,217,720	1,247,340	1,255,590	1,242,010	1,246,320	1,252,900	1,265,780	1,297,030	1,340,120	1,342,950	1,311,130	15.1
West	479,419	461,207		590,512	696,055		700,236		740,008	749,296	757,008	761,428	770,420	772,720	780,450	783,510	788,960	786,440	784,940	797,370	804,000	811,000	831,130	827,990	820,870	798,780	4.9
State
Alabama	44,894	40,485		37,819	41,346		42,082		43,166	46,035	45,394	44,233	44,540	45,420	45,910	45,490	45,100	44,400	42,750	41,800	42,060	41,890	42,070	43,330	43,570	42,210	-4.6
Alaska	5,343	5,386		6,615	7,855		8,008		8,245	8,064	7,989	7,860	7,720	7,860	7,690	7,930	7,940	7,880	7,650	7,590	7,730	7,950	8,200	8,530	8,620	8,380	6.6
Arizona	28,416	32,103		38,304	61,667		62,374		61,145	64,472	63,208	62,208	66,700	67,200	67,290	68,190	66,760	67,240	66,550	68,050	69,230	70,780	72,770	75,270	74,870	72,760	17.0
Arkansas	29,577	26,475		27,335	28,725		28,057		28,276	28,205	28,419	28,928	29,610	30,350	30,610	30,960	30,970	31,010	30,990	30,510	30,510	30,220	30,110	32,190	31,930	30,920	6.9
California	242,172	236,291		309,866	374,561		372,310	2	404,987	410,467	418,664	422,125	424,080	422,830	424,430	422,200	426,140	420,520	419,670	425,880	428,690	431,410	442,160	427,290	418,940	406,100	-3.8
Colorado	35,897	32,967		38,924	46,082		47,459		49,321	50,122	50,087	50,968	51,310	51,450	53,470	54,630	56,300	57,330	58,000	59,620	59,600	60,030	61,370	62,430	62,890	61,280	20.2
Connecticut	38,369	27,878		31,562	38,419		34,968		34,495	38,854	38,681	38,722	37,860	37,160	36,660	36,970	36,440	36,090	35,220	35,890	34,910	34,710	34,120	34,500	33,470	32,000	-17.4
Delaware	7,349	5,550		6,108	7,388		7,839		8,133	8,043	8,247	8,070	8,240	8,390	8,360	8,540	8,780	8,690	8,790	9,190	9,270	9,360	9,670	9,710	9,970	9,690	20.1
District of Columbia3	4,848	3,626		2,695	3,352		3,517		3,602	3,477	3,860	3,961	3,880	3,990	3,950	3,690	3,820	3,930	3,690	3,810	3,830	4,140	4,390	4,820	4,950	5,070	28.0
Florida	88,755	88,934		106,708	149,046		153,461		156,130	155,493	151,964	158,029	158,440	163,740	165,090	170,990	173,290	176,060	171,230	172,080	174,950	178,000	183,980	190,880	191,140	187,730	18.8
Georgia	62,963	56,605		62,563	83,505		88,003		91,561	92,338	90,582	92,416	94,380	97,420	99,770	102,660	104,820	106,090	105,030	104,480	105,380	106,740	109,140	112,230	113,150	110,210	19.3
Hawaii	11,472	10,325		10,437	11,613		11,508		10,998	10,716	11,360	10,790	11,050	10,760	10,920	10,930	11,060	10,580	11,190	11,290	11,430	11,710	11,740	12,110	12,120	11,830	9.6
Idaho	12,679	11,971		16,170	16,567		16,807		17,793	17,525	17,568	17,198	19,120	18,050	18,180	18,670	18,940	19,340	19,330	19,390	19,540	19,660	19,520	19,720	19,460	19,040	10.7
Illinois	136,795	108,119		111,835	135,143		131,670		139,035	134,956	139,575	139,228	137,640	140,520	136,820	137,340	138,320	140,550	139,380	140,030	143,440	142,830	143,090	145,890	140,460	134,620	-3.3
Indiana	73,381	60,012		57,012	61,901		63,663		64,551	66,133	65,667	66,595	67,560	66,750	67,190	67,620	68,200	69,730	66,680	65,120	66,400	64,530	66,050	66,940	66,590	64,500	-3.1
Iowa	42,635	31,796		33,926	34,573		33,926		34,462	33,853	33,230	32,548	32,590	32,450	32,890	33,160	33,590	33,200	33,210	33,640	33,670	34,060	34,850	35,510	35,590	34,650	6.5
Kansas	29,397	25,367		29,102	30,737		30,368		31,642	31,370	31,898	31,922	32,150	31,900	32,950	33,110	33,610	33,270	33,050	33,460	33,570	33,670	34,400	35,060	35,040	33,980	6.4
Kentucky	41,714	38,005		36,830	39,339		41,851		42,664	43,031	42,642	42,888	42,400	42,530	43,850	43,510	44,380	44,830	43,630	44,110	44,470	44,310	45,910	47,620	47,650	46,100	7.5
Louisiana	46,199	36,053		38,430	34,401		35,622		36,573	35,844	36,675	37,508	38,180	37,720	39,080	39,610	42,120	40,330	40,580	39,740	42,070	38,650	41,010	42,510	42,350	40,980	9.3
Maine	15,554	13,839		12,211	14,350	4	14,093	4	14,069	13,653	13,473	13,170	12,730	12,560	12,750	12,410	12,340	12,160	11,910	11,810	11,990	11,930	11,790	11,880	11,630	11,180	-15.1
Maryland	54,050	41,566		47,849	59,171		58,304		59,078	58,745	58,811	58,896	58,120	57,650	57,560	57,130	58,670	58,010	59,890	60,680	61,270	61,970	63,650	65,760	66,570	64,840	10.1
Massachusetts	74,831	55,941	5	52,950	65,197		65,258		64,462	64,724	65,157	66,360	65,200	65,790	66,980	66,600	66,880	66,840	66,020	66,500	66,300	65,040	65,810	66,980	66,690	64,000	-3.6
Michigan	124,372	93,807		97,679	115,183		112,742		110,682	106,017	105,446	104,210	102,520	102,020	100,960	101,010	101,490	100,500	96,670	95,800	97,450	94,330	95,080	94,990	91,460	88,050	-15.5
Minnesota	64,166	49,087		57,372	60,409		59,729		59,667	59,357	57,501	58,255	56,370	56,800	56,700	57,420	57,950	59,100	58,450	60,020	61,590	61,630	63,290	65,150	64,770	62,740	7.7
Mississippi	28,083	25,182		24,232	24,795		24,505		25,478	27,321	26,158	26,502	26,650	26,260	27,140	27,510	28,230	27,360	26,710	25,890	26,060	25,800	26,400	27,790	27,070	26,100	-1.5
Missouri	60,359	48,957		52,848	61,717		62,969		63,994	62,994	61,313	61,407	60,900	60,590	61,480	61,060	61,250	60,670	59,780	59,940	60,150	60,300	61,050	62,330	61,850	59,950	-2.4
Montana	11,634	9,370		10,903	10,396		10,077		10,075	9,732	9,750	9,369	9,470	9,390	9,420	9,550	9,300	9,440	9,520	9,500	9,710	9,690	10,160	10,140	10,400	10,140	8.2
Nebraska	21,411	17,664		20,149	20,035		19,501		19,370	20,331	20,464	20,442	20,580	20,650	20,960	21,420	22,150	22,400	22,890	23,210	23,760	23,490	24,030	22,820	24,770	23,640	15.7
Nevada	9,069	9,477		14,551	18,815		19,904	2	20,956	21,182	21,891	23,038	22,720	23,040	22,910	23,390	23,720	24,200	24,210	24,190	24,550	25,230	25,950	27,260	27,310	26,900	16.8
New Hampshire	11,552	10,766		11,829	14,982		14,757		15,034	14,495	14,426	14,262	13,790	13,520	13,670	13,490	13,340	13,090	13,040	12,790	12,810	12,440	12,480	12,340	12,090	11,550	-19.0
New Jersey	93,168	69,824		74,420	94,994		95,085		96,225	95,186	93,819	96,490	95,220	95,250	97,300	96,150	96,510	96,190	94,850	96,200	96,470	94,960	96,170	97,710	97,050	93,700	-2.9
New Mexico	17,915	14,884		18,031	18,264		17,931		18,595	19,352	20,315	19,232	18,590	19,530	19,640	19,890	19,520	19,800	19,700	19,520	19,550	19,790	19,990	20,520	20,320	19,480	1.3
New York	198,465	143,318		141,731	176,310		180,917		183,826	182,759	180,806	180,351	178,810	179,110	181,550	182,620	186,250	183,100	182,090	183,500	182,720	183,440	186,540	190,120	188,960	183,680	1.8
North Carolina	69,395	64,782		62,140	83,307		86,712		88,704	89,892	93,977	94,339	96,210	97,020	101,420	103,800	108,230	109,450	107,420	107,340	99,670	106,850	109,340	112,790	113,190	109,720	16.3
North Dakota	9,924	7,690		8,606	6,999		7,232		7,155	7,156	6,942	6,900	6,960	7,040	7,070	7,140	7,080	7,330	7,430	7,800	8,190	8,380	8,980	9,320	9,660	9,700	40.5
Ohio	143,503	114,513		111,668	120,758		122,203		123,437	124,229	123,135	122,491	119,520	120,940	118,870	120,410	120,010	119,850	117,740	116,370	116,520	113,300	118,960	118,500	117,310	113,330	-7.5
Oklahoma	38,875	35,606		37,646	37,630		37,219		38,503	37,744	37,305	37,033	37,260	38,420	39,400	40,280	40,810	40,700	40,770	41,310	41,600	39,890	42,470	43,550	43,420	42,500	14.7
Oregon	28,729	25,473		30,151	34,949		35,138		34,671	34,723	34,261	33,899	34,440	34,800	35,240	35,180	35,100	35,090	34,580	35,170	35,460	35,410	36,640	37,710	37,930	37,210	9.8
Pennsylvania	144,645	110,527		113,959	130,298		130,658		131,182	130,284	131,733	129,777	127,200	123,560	122,970	120,030	120,760	119,150	116,570	117,380	117,520	115,780	117,170	118,410	116,920	113,210	-12.8
Rhode Island	10,719	7,825		8,477	10,347		10,028		9,908	9,724	9,751	9,579	9,730	9,900	10,160	9,250	9,350	9,960	9,950	9,870	10,060	9,750	9,820	9,900	9,890	9,500	-0.9
South Carolina	38,347	32,483		31,617	35,303		39,114		40,438	40,708	41,442	42,246	41,720	42,650	44,190	45,110	46,180	46,340	45,420	45,450	45,900	46,650	48,250	50,770	50,690	49,710	17.7
South Dakota	10,385	7,650		9,278	8,582		8,123		8,162	8,248	8,196	8,239	7,960	8,140	7,840	8,130	8,180	8,090	8,140	8,360	8,530	8,910	9,080	9,320	9,350	9,110	10.6
Tennessee	50,648	46,094		41,568	57,486		60,368		62,408	61,862	62,454	61,323	60,970	62,010	62,800	63,470	63,720	63,590	62,630	62,430	62,670	63,530	65,190	66,290	64,780	63,320	3.3
Texas	171,665	172,480		212,925	252,121		264,275		280,894	290,470	292,531	301,390	304,360	309,280	320,840	331,390	341,620	348,740	346,410	352,070	356,260	361,470	367,620	379,470	382,770	375,520	24.6
Utah	19,886	21,196		32,501	28,167		30,463		31,481	30,888	31,157	33,186	33,400	34,070	35,540	36,780	37,680	38,220	38,890	40,180	40,730	40,800	42,070	43,170	43,290	42,340	27.6
Vermont	6,424	6,127		6,675	7,392		7,209		7,199	6,932	6,859	6,491	6,360	6,240	6,170	6,080	5,810	5,790	5,720	5,670	5,680	5,790	5,570	5,760	5,720	5,460	-15.8
Virginia	67,126	60,605		65,596	77,369		79,651		81,511	82,895	83,336	83,279	83,100	82,680	84,580	85,770	88,470	88,100	87,990	87,710	89,090	88,710	90,460	92,650	92,160	89,500	7.5
Washington	50,046	45,941		57,597	61,625		62,764		66,046	66,453	65,205	66,066	66,240	68,200	69,990	70,430	70,640	70,930	69,800	70,800	71,650	72,110	73,980	77,060	77,940	76,700	16.1
West Virginia	23,580	21,854		19,437	17,489		17,690		17,651	17,311	17,603	17,924	17,510	17,460	17,870	17,830	18,140	17,970	18,070	17,740	17,840	17,620	17,410	17,790	17,630	17,030	-5.0
Wisconsin	67,743	52,038		58,545	65,183		65,410		64,687	64,135	62,705	61,425	60,810	60,460	60,380	61,100	61,230	60,820	59,810	60,200	60,910	60,230	60,510	61,880	61,050	59,040	-3.9
Wyoming	6,161	5,823		6,462	5,494		5,493		5,695	5,600	5,553	5,489	5,590	5,550	5,740	5,750	5,870	5,870	5,870	6,190	6,130	6,430	6,580	6,790	6,780	6,630	20.8
Jurisdiction
Bureau of Indian        Education	—	—		—	—		—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DoD, overseas	—	—		2,642	—		—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DoD, domestic	—	—		560	—		—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	—	703		698	—		—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Guam	—	1,033		1,406	—		—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Northern Marianas	—	227		360	—		—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Puerto Rico	—	29,049		30,856	30,016		29,286		25,514	26,231	25,720	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
U.S. Virgin Islands	—	1,260		1,060	820		940		958	1,014	1,046	897	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

—Not available.

1 U.S. total includes estimates for nonreporting states.

2 Estimated high school graduates from NCES 2011-312, Public School Graduates and Dropouts from the Common Core of Data: School Year 2008–09.

3 Beginning in 1989-90, graduates from adult programs are excluded.

4 Includes 1,161 graduates in 2007-08 and 1,169 graduates in 2008-09 from private high schools that received a majority of their funding from public sources.

5 Projected data from NCES 91-490, Projections of Education Statistics to 2002.

NOTE: Data include regular diploma recipients, but exclude students receiving a certificate of attendance and persons receiving high school equivalency certificates. DoD = Department of Defense. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1981-82 through 2005-06; "State Dropout and Completion Data File," 2005-06 through 2012-13; Public School Graduates and Dropouts from the Common Core of Data, 2007-08 and 2008-09; and State High School Graduates Projection Model, 1980-81 through 2026-27. (This table was prepared May 2017.)