Table 219.20.

Public high school graduates, by region, state, and jurisdiction: Selected years, 1980-81 through 2028-29

Region, state, and jurisdiction	Actual data								Projected data
	1980-81	1989-90		1999-2000	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	2028-29	Percent change, 2012-13 to 2028-29
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	3,128,022	3,144,100	3,149,185	3,169,257	3,168,450	3,187,000	3,224,140	3,255,320	3,319,760	3,331,520	3,303,890	3,330,840	3,354,240	3,372,640	3,441,920	3,492,860	3,497,750	3,416,680	3,348,520	3,361,890	6.1
Region
Northeast	593,727	446,045		453,814	556,400	556,611	554,705	555,202	546,910	543,080	545,820	551,480	554,810	548,330	540,460	545,870	546,630	543,610	549,770	558,550	554,750	544,040	534,770	535,430	-3.6
Midwest	784,071	616,700		648,020	726,844	718,779	716,072	713,662	705,550	708,240	714,040	719,240	723,280	724,260	712,420	719,140	726,350	719,070	732,220	742,610	740,420	722,430	703,170	704,090	-1.3
South	868,068	796,385		861,498	1,104,770	1,119,414	1,121,400	1,138,965	1,145,570	1,162,950	1,189,220	1,211,650	1,252,210	1,264,620	1,255,800	1,258,750	1,267,480	1,286,540	1,316,310	1,350,670	1,361,840	1,337,760	1,296,070	1,307,060	14.8
West	479,419	461,207		590,512	740,008	749,296	757,008	761,428	770,420	772,720	775,060	772,950	789,460	794,300	795,210	807,090	813,780	823,430	843,620	841,020	840,740	812,450	814,520	815,300	7.1
State
Alabama	44,894	40,485		37,819	43,166	46,035	45,394	44,233	44,540	45,420	46,070	47,560	48,260	45,740	44,070	43,490	43,380	43,600	43,870	45,410	45,810	44,770	42,960	43,610	-1.4
Alaska	5,343	5,386		6,615	8,245	8,064	7,989	7,860	7,720	7,860	7,840	7,910	8,050	8,030	7,840	7,830	7,930	8,030	8,320	8,580	8,740	8,780	8,660	8,690	10.6
Arizona	28,416	32,103		38,304	61,145	64,472	63,208	62,208	66,700	67,200	67,120	68,770	69,560	70,710	69,610	71,070	70,940	72,200	74,230	76,480	77,540	75,780	72,450	72,560	16.6
Arkansas	29,577	26,475		27,335	28,276	28,205	28,419	28,928	29,610	30,350	30,290	30,750	31,020	31,060	31,320	30,800	30,960	30,940	30,780	32,990	33,030	32,140	31,350	31,460	8.7
California	242,172	236,291		309,866	404,987	410,467	418,664	422,125	424,080	422,830	419,190	411,710	420,500	420,780	421,890	427,540	430,350	434,120	444,030	429,550	425,400	408,150	418,160	416,950	-1.2
Colorado	35,897	32,967		38,924	49,321	50,122	50,087	50,968	51,310	51,450	53,310	54,060	56,050	57,030	57,760	59,150	59,290	59,790	61,090	61,990	62,170	60,930	59,170	59,040	15.8
Connecticut	38,369	27,878		31,562	34,495	38,854	38,681	38,722	37,860	37,160	37,420	37,890	37,130	37,040	35,980	36,640	35,810	35,670	35,220	35,550	34,450	33,720	32,860	32,610	-15.8
Delaware	7,349	5,550		6,108	8,133	8,043	8,247	8,070	8,240	8,390	8,480	8,690	8,930	9,010	9,080	9,260	9,280	9,500	9,880	9,920	10,240	10,060	9,740	9,800	21.4
District of Columbia2	4,848	3,626		2,695	3,602	3,477	3,860	3,961	3,880	3,990	4,510	4,430	4,200	4,290	4,270	4,320	4,310	4,630	4,970	5,520	5,550	5,550	5,640	6,020	51.9
Florida	88,755	88,934		106,708	156,130	155,493	151,964	158,029	158,440	163,740	166,540	170,820	176,160	179,520	175,370	176,380	179,930	182,780	192,590	190,040	197,900	192,690	187,880	190,410	20.5
Georgia	62,963	56,605		62,563	91,561	92,338	90,582	92,416	94,380	97,420	100,070	102,050	105,890	106,920	105,660	104,900	106,500	107,710	110,270	112,930	113,710	111,370	107,750	108,130	17.0
Hawaii	11,472	10,325		10,437	10,998	10,716	11,360	10,790	11,050	10,760	10,860	10,690	11,130	10,540	10,820	10,830	11,010	11,210	11,290	11,510	11,580	8,780	10,890	10,670	-1.1
Idaho	12,679	11,971		16,170	17,793	17,525	17,568	17,198	19,120	18,050	18,230	19,130	19,280	19,720	19,440	19,830	20,340	21,040	21,090	21,850	21,960	21,400	21,010	21,320	23.9
Illinois	136,795	108,119		111,835	139,035	134,956	139,575	139,228	137,640	140,520	140,850	141,250	143,510	142,800	139,490	144,730	146,850	144,610	147,870	152,340	149,530	146,040	138,960	138,790	-0.3
Indiana	73,381	60,012		57,012	64,551	66,133	65,667	66,595	67,560	66,750	66,720	68,970	69,640	71,980	69,520	68,320	69,820	68,920	70,120	70,340	71,660	69,740	68,530	68,580	3.0
Iowa	42,635	31,796		33,926	34,462	33,853	33,230	32,548	32,590	32,450	32,700	32,850	33,390	33,310	33,390	33,890	33,930	34,700	35,460	36,120	36,390	35,350	35,090	35,110	7.9
Kansas	29,397	25,367		29,102	31,642	31,370	31,898	31,922	32,150	31,900	32,790	32,900	33,470	33,410	33,330	33,490	33,680	33,660	34,200	34,870	34,670	33,910	33,560	33,500	5.0
Kentucky	41,714	38,005		36,830	42,664	43,031	42,642	42,888	42,400	42,530	43,280	43,280	44,330	44,420	43,760	43,830	43,840	43,930	44,930	45,890	45,440	44,540	42,610	42,660	-0.5
Louisiana	46,199	36,053		38,430	36,573	35,844	36,675	37,508	38,180	37,720	38,790	39,380	41,970	41,720	40,430	39,810	40,380	40,360	41,590	42,410	42,570	41,560	39,600	40,130	7.0
Maine	15,554	13,839		12,211	14,069	13,653	13,473	13,170	12,730	12,560	12,790	12,640	12,470	12,430	12,100	12,050	12,250	12,300	12,160	12,340	12,080	11,960	11,600	11,580	-12.1
Maryland	54,050	41,566		47,849	59,078	58,745	58,811	58,896	58,120	57,650	57,490	57,290	59,040	58,560	60,180	60,920	61,640	61,990	63,770	65,820	66,930	65,550	64,340	64,550	9.6
Massachusetts	74,831	55,941	3	52,950	64,462	64,724	65,157	66,360	65,200	65,790	68,630	68,610	69,320	69,810	69,790	70,020	70,360	69,700	70,020	71,160	71,310	69,390	67,880	68,390	3.1
Michigan	124,372	93,807		97,679	110,682	106,017	105,446	104,210	102,520	102,020	100,800	101,570	102,440	99,910	98,170	97,790	97,500	94,870	96,260	96,030	92,560	90,060	88,840	88,680	-14.9
Minnesota	64,166	49,087		57,372	59,667	59,357	57,501	58,255	56,370	56,800	56,640	57,250	58,370	59,350	58,510	60,360	61,810	61,920	63,460	65,100	65,520	64,560	63,320	63,910	9.7
Mississippi	28,083	25,182		24,232	25,478	27,321	26,158	26,502	26,650	26,260	26,770	26,900	28,050	27,390	26,680	25,990	26,300	26,180	25,950	28,040	27,280	26,330	24,560	24,850	-6.2
Missouri	60,359	48,957		52,848	63,994	62,994	61,313	61,407	60,900	60,590	61,600	60,890	61,700	61,770	60,750	60,800	61,170	61,590	62,280	63,600	63,560	61,920	60,470	60,440	-1.6
Montana	11,634	9,370		10,903	10,075	9,732	9,750	9,369	9,470	9,390	9,320	9,380	9,210	9,430	9,610	9,660	9,870	9,890	10,430	10,430	10,800	10,530	10,200	10,380	10.8
Nebraska	21,411	17,664		20,149	19,370	20,331	20,464	20,442	20,580	20,650	21,090	21,130	21,960	22,270	22,750	23,240	23,800	23,640	24,050	22,970	24,790	24,890	24,450	24,420	19.5
Nevada	9,069	9,477		14,551	20,956	21,182	21,891	23,038	22,720	23,040	23,190	23,780	24,170	24,880	25,150	25,190	25,410	26,270	27,270	28,460	28,610	27,590	27,520	27,770	20.5
New Hampshire	11,552	10,766		11,829	15,034	14,495	14,426	14,262	13,790	13,520	13,600	13,160	13,160	12,950	12,960	12,780	12,810	12,540	12,550	12,500	12,290	11,910	11,490	11,380	-20.2
New Jersey	93,168	69,824		74,420	96,225	95,186	93,819	96,490	95,220	95,250	97,130	97,990	98,330	97,120	96,210	97,920	98,540	97,370	98,540	100,920	99,270	97,620	96,130	96,020	-0.5
New Mexico	17,915	14,884		18,031	18,595	19,352	20,315	19,232	18,590	19,530	19,480	19,770	20,190	20,300	20,780	20,410	20,430	20,800	20,820	21,380	21,510	20,920	19,510	19,290	0.3
New York	198,465	143,318		141,731	183,826	182,759	180,806	180,351	178,810	179,110	178,260	181,790	185,630	182,480	179,160	180,970	180,070	180,320	183,830	186,510	185,690	183,510	180,560	181,140	0.4
North Carolina	69,395	64,782		62,140	88,704	89,892	93,977	94,339	96,210	97,020	98,970	101,710	105,280	107,590	104,770	104,820	97,640	104,440	107,090	110,400	110,430	108,930	105,400	106,280	12.7
North Dakota	9,924	7,690		8,606	7,155	7,156	6,942	6,900	6,960	7,040	7,020	6,940	6,570	6,800	6,850	7,050	7,330	7,450	7,910	8,140	8,240	8,270	8,000	8,190	18.7
Ohio	143,503	114,513		111,668	123,437	124,229	123,135	122,491	119,520	120,940	125,050	126,590	122,380	123,350	121,250	120,550	120,190	117,580	120,240	121,250	122,090	117,540	114,030	114,690	-6.4
Oklahoma	38,875	35,606		37,646	38,503	37,744	37,305	37,033	37,260	38,420	39,690	40,230	41,170	41,370	41,640	41,920	41,960	40,480	42,640	44,270	44,080	43,800	42,440	42,720	15.4
Oregon	28,729	25,473		30,151	34,671	34,723	34,261	33,899	34,440	34,800	35,650	34,700	35,380	35,610	35,190	35,790	36,200	36,320	37,570	38,690	38,920	37,850	37,360	37,620	11.0
Pennsylvania	144,645	110,527		113,959	131,182	130,284	131,733	129,777	127,200	123,560	121,840	123,990	123,190	120,390	118,130	119,550	120,570	119,610	121,370	123,220	123,420	120,520	118,990	119,130	-8.2
Rhode Island	10,719	7,825		8,477	9,908	9,724	9,751	9,579	9,730	9,900	10,050	9,390	9,660	10,240	10,390	10,250	10,510	10,300	10,420	10,540	10,390	9,990	9,780	9,740	1.7
South Carolina	38,347	32,483		31,617	40,438	40,708	41,442	42,246	41,720	42,650	43,840	45,090	46,640	46,890	46,620	46,480	47,070	48,120	49,580	52,080	52,000	51,900	49,310	50,000	18.4
South Dakota	10,385	7,650		9,278	8,162	8,248	8,196	8,239	7,960	8,140	8,080	8,160	8,280	8,190	8,380	8,500	8,820	9,200	9,350	9,610	9,660	9,470	9,380	9,470	14.9
Tennessee	50,648	46,094		41,568	62,408	61,862	62,454	61,323	60,970	62,010	63,480	63,710	66,310	65,660	64,430	64,190	64,540	65,250	67,010	68,260	67,850	65,050	64,230	64,670	5.5
Texas	171,665	172,480		212,925	280,894	290,470	292,531	301,390	304,360	309,280	318,660	327,690	339,950	349,360	352,500	357,190	363,530	370,780	374,490	387,420	390,110	387,360	374,920	377,680	25.3
Utah	19,886	21,196		32,501	31,481	30,888	31,157	33,186	33,400	34,070	35,400	36,560	37,690	38,350	39,140	40,300	41,230	41,670	42,770	44,030	44,070	43,120	42,500	42,650	28.5
Vermont	6,424	6,127		6,675	7,199	6,932	6,859	6,491	6,360	6,240	6,090	6,010	5,930	5,880	5,750	5,680	5,730	5,800	5,660	5,810	5,860	5,420	5,490	5,440	-16.2
Virginia	67,126	60,605		65,596	81,511	82,895	83,336	83,279	83,100	82,680	84,640	84,720	87,490	87,860	87,800	87,670	89,310	89,250	90,680	92,690	92,530	90,310	88,120	88,820	6.6
Washington	50,046	45,941		57,597	66,046	66,453	65,205	66,066	66,240	68,200	69,770	70,840	72,500	73,160	72,220	73,530	74,900	75,990	78,500	81,790	83,300	82,670	81,360	82,790	25.3
West Virginia	23,580	21,854		19,437	17,651	17,311	17,603	17,924	17,510	17,460	17,640	17,370	17,540	17,270	17,230	16,790	16,920	16,600	16,220	16,600	16,370	15,850	15,230	15,270	-14.8
Wisconsin	67,743	52,038		58,545	64,687	64,135	62,705	61,425	60,810	60,460	60,710	60,740	61,560	61,130	60,040	60,420	61,450	60,940	61,020	62,250	61,750	60,700	58,540	58,330	-5.0
Wyoming	6,161	5,823		6,462	5,695	5,600	5,553	5,489	5,590	5,550	5,700	5,660	5,740	5,770	5,770	5,950	5,880	6,130	6,200	6,290	6,170	5,960	5,720	5,590	1.8
Jurisdiction
Bureau of Indian    Education	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DoDEA4	—	—		3,202	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	—	703		698	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Guam	—	1,033		1,406	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Northern Marianas	—	227		360	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Puerto Rico	—	29,049		30,856	25,514	26,231	25,720	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
U.S. Virgin Islands	—	1,260		1,060	958	1,014	1,046	897	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

—Not available.

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

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

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

4 DoDEA = Department of Defense Education Activity. Includes both domestic and overseas schools.

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; and State High School Graduates Projection Model, 1980-81 through 2028-29. (This table was prepared March 2019.)