Table 219.20.

Public high school graduates, by region, state, and jurisdiction: Selected years, 1980-81 through 2027-28

Region, state, and jurisdiction	Actual data										Projected data
	1980-81	1989-90		1999-2000	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	2027-28	Percent change, 2012-13 to 2027-28
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	3,039,015	1	3,128,022	3,144,100	3,149,185	3,169,257	3,168,450	3,187,000	3,224,140	3,251,220	3,295,920	3,285,250	3,251,990	3,270,760	3,290,730	3,304,870	3,366,150	3,424,900	3,412,030	3,327,430	3,337,020	5.3
Region
Northeast	593,727	446,045		453,814	552,973		556,400	556,611	554,705	555,202	546,910	543,080	545,820	543,170	540,610	533,930	524,900	527,400	525,660	521,000	524,400	531,230	526,250	514,400	513,890	-7.4
Midwest	784,071	616,700		648,020	717,536		726,844	718,779	716,072	713,662	705,550	708,240	714,040	711,810	715,940	712,710	703,920	704,900	711,830	706,050	716,940	728,810	722,070	701,560	696,640	-2.4
South	868,068	796,385		861,498	1,068,270		1,104,770	1,119,414	1,121,400	1,138,965	1,145,570	1,162,950	1,189,220	1,218,230	1,249,590	1,255,480	1,242,520	1,246,810	1,254,840	1,270,910	1,300,130	1,341,510	1,344,230	1,322,590	1,331,360	16.9
West	479,419	461,207		590,512	700,236		740,008	749,296	757,008	761,428	770,420	772,720	775,060	778,010	789,770	783,130	780,660	791,650	798,400	806,910	824,680	823,360	819,490	788,880	795,130	4.4
State
Alabama	44,894	40,485		37,819	42,082		43,166	46,035	45,394	44,233	44,540	45,420	46,070	47,000	45,950	44,480	43,270	42,250	42,200	42,390	42,480	43,920	44,100	43,120	43,030	-2.7
Alaska	5,343	5,386		6,615	8,008		8,245	8,064	7,989	7,860	7,720	7,860	7,840	8,010	8,140	8,090	7,860	7,880	8,020	8,130	8,490	8,800	8,880	8,880	9,040	15.0
Arizona	28,416	32,103		38,304	62,374		61,145	64,472	63,208	62,208	66,700	67,200	67,120	68,240	68,750	67,620	67,180	67,540	68,400	69,890	71,830	74,350	74,700	71,990	72,010	15.8
Arkansas	29,577	26,475		27,335	28,057		28,276	28,205	28,419	28,928	29,610	30,350	30,290	30,910	31,120	30,960	30,990	30,420	30,400	30,120	30,030	32,090	31,950	30,980	30,940	7.0
California	242,172	236,291		309,866	372,310	2	404,987	410,467	418,664	422,125	424,080	422,830	419,190	417,010	424,290	417,760	415,300	421,270	423,190	427,220	435,660	421,830	416,210	397,230	398,310	-5.6
Colorado	35,897	32,967		38,924	47,459		49,321	50,122	50,087	50,968	51,310	51,450	53,310	54,280	56,060	57,040	57,650	59,200	59,280	59,700	60,770	61,920	61,980	60,800	60,860	19.4
Connecticut	38,369	27,878		31,562	34,968		34,495	38,854	38,681	38,722	37,860	37,160	37,420	37,060	36,800	35,970	35,200	35,790	34,960	34,640	34,040	34,420	33,390	32,530	31,970	-17.4
Delaware	7,349	5,550		6,108	7,839		8,133	8,043	8,247	8,070	8,240	8,390	8,480	8,620	9,070	8,720	8,870	9,050	9,070	9,340	9,610	9,640	9,890	9,740	9,810	21.6
District of Columbia3	4,848	3,626		2,695	3,517		3,602	3,477	3,860	3,961	3,880	3,990	4,510	4,100	3,970	4,130	3,990	4,030	4,100	4,420	4,740	5,170	5,240	5,280	5,680	43.3
Florida	88,755	88,934		106,708	153,461		156,130	155,493	151,964	158,029	158,440	163,740	166,540	172,310	176,230	178,560	175,100	176,700	180,470	183,840	195,120	199,060	200,790	196,890	200,000	26.6
Georgia	62,963	56,605		62,563	88,003		91,561	92,338	90,582	92,416	94,380	97,420	100,070	104,800	108,060	108,290	106,750	106,110	107,370	108,640	110,840	113,780	114,340	111,620	111,910	21.1
Hawaii	11,472	10,325		10,437	11,508		10,998	10,716	11,360	10,790	11,050	10,760	10,860	10,630	11,020	10,370	10,840	10,950	11,110	11,360	11,370	11,660	11,650	8,650	11,540	7.0
Idaho	12,679	11,971		16,170	16,807		17,793	17,525	17,568	17,198	19,120	18,050	18,230	18,680	18,770	19,070	19,060	19,110	19,500	19,930	19,780	20,330	20,210	19,450	19,540	13.6
Illinois	136,795	108,119		111,835	131,670		139,035	134,956	139,575	139,228	137,640	140,520	140,850	139,180	139,880	138,100	139,650	141,240	142,220	142,650	144,630	146,670	145,230	137,770	135,500	-2.7
Indiana	73,381	60,012		57,012	63,663		64,551	66,133	65,667	66,595	67,560	66,750	66,720	69,170	69,160	70,820	67,700	66,190	67,630	66,350	67,980	68,330	68,210	66,380	66,290	-0.5
Iowa	42,635	31,796		33,926	33,926		34,462	33,853	33,230	32,548	32,590	32,450	32,700	33,110	33,710	33,380	33,410	33,930	33,940	34,420	35,190	35,830	35,960	34,990	34,950	7.4
Kansas	29,397	25,367		29,102	30,368		31,642	31,370	31,898	31,922	32,150	31,900	32,790	33,070	33,390	33,310	32,820	33,230	33,200	33,130	33,690	34,380	34,190	33,280	33,240	4.1
Kentucky	41,714	38,005		36,830	41,851		42,664	43,031	42,642	42,888	42,400	42,530	43,280	43,740	44,390	44,530	43,340	43,700	43,710	43,990	44,870	45,840	45,100	44,330	44,300	3.3
Louisiana	46,199	36,053		38,430	35,622		36,573	35,844	36,675	37,508	38,180	37,720	38,790	39,770	41,400	41,340	40,800	40,100	40,990	41,900	40,580	43,260	43,010	41,820	41,710	11.2
Maine	15,554	13,839		12,211	14,093	4	14,069	13,653	13,473	13,170	12,730	12,560	12,790	12,610	12,390	12,290	12,030	11,930	12,050	12,120	11,910	12,070	11,760	11,590	11,370	-13.7
Maryland	54,050	41,566		47,849	58,304		59,078	58,745	58,811	58,896	58,120	57,650	57,490	57,090	58,680	57,060	59,060	59,580	60,060	60,650	62,140	64,340	65,090	63,700	64,270	9.1
Massachusetts	74,831	55,941	5	52,950	65,258		64,462	64,724	65,157	66,360	65,200	65,790	68,630	69,310	69,750	70,430	69,970	70,250	70,350	69,460	69,470	70,910	70,750	68,770	68,300	2.9
Michigan	124,372	93,807		97,679	112,742		110,682	106,017	105,446	104,210	102,520	102,020	100,800	100,600	100,620	100,580	97,370	95,850	96,560	94,320	94,860	94,800	91,080	88,670	88,220	-15.3
Minnesota	64,166	49,087		57,372	59,729		59,667	59,357	57,501	58,255	56,370	56,800	56,640	57,610	58,260	58,910	58,460	59,930	61,670	61,550	63,080	64,890	65,110	63,620	63,540	9.1
Mississippi	28,083	25,182		24,232	24,505		25,478	27,321	26,158	26,502	26,650	26,260	26,770	27,100	27,830	27,070	26,370	25,680	25,820	25,560	25,140	27,270	26,550	25,590	25,310	-4.5
Missouri	60,359	48,957		52,848	62,969		63,994	62,994	61,313	61,407	60,900	60,590	61,600	61,360	61,750	61,230	60,420	60,530	60,890	61,130	61,800	63,070	62,670	60,930	60,820	-1.0
Montana	11,634	9,370		10,903	10,077		10,075	9,732	9,750	9,369	9,470	9,390	9,320	9,420	9,290	9,490	9,600	9,610	9,850	9,830	10,350	10,340	10,590	10,270	10,330	10.3
Nebraska	21,411	17,664		20,149	19,501		19,370	20,331	20,464	20,442	20,580	20,650	21,090	21,460	22,210	22,360	22,590	22,980	23,490	23,230	23,630	22,480	24,290	24,290	23,600	15.4
Nevada	9,069	9,477		14,551	19,904	2	20,956	21,182	21,891	23,038	22,720	23,040	23,190	23,530	23,930	24,470	24,750	24,680	24,930	25,850	26,700	28,000	28,030	27,240	27,570	19.7
New Hampshire	11,552	10,766		11,829	14,757		15,034	14,495	14,426	14,262	13,790	13,520	13,600	13,280	13,220	12,990	12,870	12,660	12,710	12,330	12,350	12,240	11,990	11,760	11,660	-18.2
New Jersey	93,168	69,824		74,420	95,085		96,225	95,186	93,819	96,490	95,220	95,250	97,130	97,440	95,810	95,020	93,610	94,790	95,400	93,860	94,840	96,420	94,960	92,950	93,000	-3.6
New Mexico	17,915	14,884		18,031	17,931		18,595	19,352	20,315	19,232	18,590	19,530	19,480	19,590	18,990	18,150	18,270	18,170	18,240	18,340	18,450	18,980	18,880	18,390	18,210	-5.3
New York	198,465	143,318		141,731	180,917		183,826	182,759	180,806	180,351	178,810	179,110	178,260	177,490	178,980	174,810	172,650	172,840	171,130	172,080	174,600	176,620	176,150	173,240	174,250	-3.4
North Carolina	69,395	64,782		62,140	86,712		88,704	89,892	93,977	94,339	96,210	97,020	98,970	100,820	103,330	104,920	103,160	103,300	96,280	102,510	105,240	108,090	108,400	106,960	106,610	13.0
North Dakota	9,924	7,690		8,606	7,232		7,155	7,156	6,942	6,900	6,960	7,040	7,020	6,880	6,860	7,090	7,160	7,440	7,760	7,840	8,330	8,620	8,880	9,060	9,090	31.7
Ohio	143,503	114,513		111,668	122,203		123,437	124,229	123,135	122,491	119,520	120,940	125,050	120,720	120,830	118,750	116,890	115,830	115,580	112,840	115,020	119,240	116,890	114,200	113,270	-7.5
Oklahoma	38,875	35,606		37,646	37,219		38,503	37,744	37,305	37,033	37,260	38,420	39,690	40,240	40,990	41,060	41,230	41,680	41,830	40,310	42,540	43,930	43,930	43,970	44,040	18.9
Oregon	28,729	25,473		30,151	35,138		34,671	34,723	34,261	33,899	34,440	34,800	35,650	35,750	35,690	35,760	35,220	35,730	36,370	36,230	37,390	38,540	38,690	37,760	38,110	12.4
Pennsylvania	144,645	110,527		113,959	130,658		131,182	130,284	131,733	129,777	127,200	123,560	121,840	120,740	118,460	116,740	112,960	113,610	113,350	110,900	111,690	112,710	111,660	108,620	108,510	-16.4
Rhode Island	10,719	7,825		8,477	10,028		9,908	9,724	9,751	9,579	9,730	9,900	10,050	9,060	9,350	9,900	9,930	9,900	10,080	9,880	9,990	10,070	9,840	9,580	9,490	-0.9
South Carolina	38,347	32,483		31,617	39,114		40,438	40,708	41,442	42,246	41,720	42,650	43,840	44,800	45,870	46,330	45,480	45,390	45,810	46,650	48,180	50,530	50,490	50,480	50,640	19.9
South Dakota	10,385	7,650		9,278	8,123		8,162	8,248	8,196	8,239	7,960	8,140	8,080	8,240	8,160	8,090	8,190	8,330	8,600	8,960	9,040	9,400	9,390	9,150	9,220	11.9
Tennessee	50,648	46,094		41,568	60,368		62,408	61,862	62,454	61,323	60,970	62,010	63,480	64,130	64,850	64,190	63,260	62,900	63,050	63,860	65,460	66,980	65,950	63,050	63,250	3.1
Texas	171,665	172,480		212,925	264,275		280,894	290,470	292,531	301,390	304,360	309,280	318,660	329,670	342,170	349,450	347,050	352,780	358,910	362,690	368,170	380,130	382,780	381,150	385,710	28.0
Utah	19,886	21,196		32,501	30,463		31,481	30,888	31,157	33,186	33,400	34,070	35,400	36,740	37,720	38,270	38,840	40,080	40,870	40,920	42,110	43,360	43,370	42,260	42,420	27.8
Vermont	6,424	6,127		6,675	7,209		7,199	6,932	6,859	6,491	6,360	6,240	6,090	6,180	5,860	5,790	5,690	5,630	5,630	5,730	5,530	5,760	5,750	5,360	5,330	-17.9
Virginia	67,126	60,605		65,596	79,651		81,511	82,895	83,336	83,279	83,100	82,680	84,640	85,640	88,000	87,030	86,530	86,300	87,840	87,380	88,700	90,730	90,080	87,890	88,190	5.9
Washington	50,046	45,941		57,597	62,764		66,046	66,453	65,205	66,066	66,240	68,200	69,770	70,460	71,400	71,280	70,350	71,450	72,630	73,210	75,420	78,640	79,820	79,580	80,860	22.4
West Virginia	23,580	21,854		19,437	17,690		17,651	17,311	17,603	17,924	17,510	17,460	17,640	17,510	17,680	17,350	17,270	16,850	16,950	16,660	16,310	16,750	16,540	16,040	15,960	-11.0
Wisconsin	67,743	52,038		58,545	65,410		64,687	64,135	62,705	61,425	60,810	60,460	60,710	60,420	61,130	60,100	59,270	59,430	60,310	59,640	59,680	61,100	60,170	59,230	58,890	-4.1
Wyoming	6,161	5,823		6,462	5,493		5,695	5,600	5,553	5,489	5,590	5,550	5,700	5,680	5,740	5,770	5,740	5,990	6,010	6,300	6,380	6,600	6,490	6,380	6,330	15.3
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	29,286		25,514	26,231	25,720	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
U.S. Virgin Islands	—	1,260		1,060	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 2027-28. (This table was prepared May 2018.)