Table 219.20.

Public high school graduates, by region, state, and jurisdiction: Selected years, 1980-81 through 2030-31

Region, state, and jurisdiction	Actual data							Projected data
	1980-81	1989-90		1999-2000	2009-10	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	2029-30	2030-31	Percent change, 2012-13 to 2030-31
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	26
United States	2,725,285	2,320,337	1	2,553,844	3,128,022	3,149,185	3,169,257	3,168,450	3,187,000	3,224,140	3,255,320	3,310,020	3,325,700	3,300,630	3,337,640	3,343,180	3,358,200	3,342,590	3,456,870	3,444,390	3,364,860	3,288,980	3,266,770	3,210,730	3,215,840	1.5
Region
Northeast	593,727	446,045		453,814	556,400	554,705	555,202	546,910	543,080	545,820	551,480	553,700	552,480	547,850	555,010	551,520	545,880	536,930	556,200	550,750	540,770	529,160	525,990	519,360	517,720	-6.8
Midwest	784,071	616,700		648,020	726,844	716,072	713,662	705,550	708,240	714,040	719,240	728,420	727,640	711,870	718,120	719,090	711,280	711,930	742,570	738,570	722,650	708,980	701,610	691,920	695,170	-2.6
South	868,068	796,385		861,498	1,104,770	1,121,400	1,138,965	1,145,570	1,162,960	1,189,210	1,211,650	1,247,870	1,262,380	1,256,900	1,271,160	1,278,620	1,304,840	1,290,960	1,349,140	1,351,760	1,325,920	1,276,200	1,270,380	1,246,660	1,253,540	10.1
West	479,419	461,207		590,512	740,008	757,008	761,428	770,420	772,720	775,070	772,950	780,030	783,200	784,010	793,350	793,950	796,200	802,780	808,960	803,300	775,520	774,630	768,800	752,790	749,400	-1.6
State
Alabama	44,894	40,485		37,819	43,166	45,394	44,233	44,540	45,420	46,070	47,560	48,030	47,280	46,260	45,950	46,100	46,520	46,260	49,130	49,950	49,220	47,430	46,560	46,410	46,710	5.6
Alaska	5,343	5,386		6,615	8,245	7,989	7,860	7,720	7,860	7,840	7,910	8,030	7,890	7,700	7,650	7,660	7,780	7,850	8,080	8,190	8,170	8,050	8,130	8,140	8,170	3.9
Arizona	28,416	32,103		38,304	61,145	63,208	62,208	66,700	67,200	67,120	68,770	66,670	69,880	71,120	71,840	71,820	72,650	73,310	75,980	75,610	73,630	71,850	72,410	73,090	74,690	20.1
Arkansas	29,577	26,475		27,335	28,276	28,419	28,928	29,610	30,350	30,290	30,750	30,940	31,250	31,620	31,600	31,610	31,840	31,430	34,370	34,310	33,570	32,470	31,940	32,060	32,260	11.5
California	242,172	236,291		309,866	404,987	418,664	422,125	424,080	422,830	419,190	411,710	415,890	416,300	413,730	418,060	417,580	416,880	419,130	411,010	405,410	389,640	396,750	394,740	384,290	379,140	-10.2
Colorado	35,897	32,967		38,924	49,321	50,087	50,968	51,310	51,450	53,310	54,060	55,560	56,620	57,340	58,350	58,200	58,100	58,580	59,690	59,540	58,340	56,240	55,010	53,120	51,840	1.7
Connecticut	38,369	27,878		31,562	34,495	38,681	38,722	37,860	37,160	37,420	37,890	37,850	37,640	37,110	37,860	36,880	36,730	36,440	37,520	36,590	36,100	35,150	34,960	34,560	34,470	-11.0
Delaware	7,349	5,550		6,108	8,133	8,247	8,070	8,240	8,390	8,480	8,690	8,780	8,970	9,100	9,410	9,530	9,680	9,490	10,050	10,270	10,220	10,260	10,240	10,260	10,120	25.4
District of Columbia2	4,848	3,626		2,695	3,602	3,860	3,961	3,880	3,990	4,510	4,430	4,780	4,780	4,630	4,470	4,420	4,920	4,890	5,630	5,720	5,800	5,940	6,000	6,220	6,220	57.0
Florida	88,755	88,934		106,708	156,130	151,964	158,029	158,440	163,740	166,540	170,820	175,140	178,610	175,050	175,920	176,190	176,610	180,000	181,450	184,590	178,510	171,640	178,170	166,410	165,710	4.9
Georgia	62,963	56,605		62,563	91,561	90,582	92,416	94,380	97,420	100,070	102,050	105,810	107,810	107,010	108,510	111,460	114,080	112,720	117,670	116,970	114,610	109,150	106,820	104,900	102,850	11.3
Hawaii	11,472	10,325		10,437	10,998	11,360	10,790	11,050	10,760	10,860	10,690	11,180	10,700	11,230	11,300	11,340	11,690	11,490	11,970	11,850	9,220	11,610	11,350	11,240	11,380	5.5
Idaho	12,679	11,971		16,170	17,793	17,568	17,198	19,120	18,050	18,230	19,130	19,510	20,290	20,030	20,450	20,530	21,330	21,290	22,300	22,460	21,800	21,300	21,180	20,820	21,100	22.7
Illinois	136,795	108,119		111,835	139,035	139,575	139,228	137,640	140,520	140,850	141,250	142,720	141,970	138,940	140,280	139,900	140,640	138,780	148,750	149,190	143,660	142,450	141,660	138,950	140,520	0.9
Indiana	73,381	60,012		57,012	64,551	65,667	66,595	67,560	66,750	66,720	68,970	71,590	74,580	67,900	69,240	69,410	69,180	70,190	72,550	73,050	71,480	69,700	68,560	68,170	67,220	0.9
Iowa	42,635	31,796		33,926	34,462	33,230	32,548	32,590	32,450	32,700	32,850	33,280	33,200	33,250	33,600	33,300	34,010	34,510	35,840	35,990	34,990	34,280	33,310	33,280	33,790	3.8
Kansas	29,397	25,367		29,102	31,642	31,898	31,922	32,150	31,900	32,790	32,900	33,530	33,400	33,350	33,720	33,680	33,380	33,500	34,700	34,790	33,920	33,260	32,270	32,070	31,500	-1.3
Kentucky	41,714	38,005		36,830	42,664	42,642	42,888	42,400	42,530	43,280	43,280	44,160	44,260	44,820	44,210	44,280	44,890	44,420	46,770	46,390	45,670	43,640	43,200	38,660	41,160	-4.0
Louisiana	46,199	36,053		38,430	36,573	36,675	37,508	38,180	37,720	38,790	39,380	41,860	41,330	41,690	41,180	42,120	42,280	40,970	43,210	42,810	41,940	40,350	39,420	38,790	39,580	5.5
Maine	15,554	13,839		12,211	14,069	13,473	13,170	12,730	12,560	12,790	12,640	12,690	12,820	12,460	12,520	12,550	12,520	12,340	12,520	12,320	12,070	11,520	11,410	11,100	11,300	-14.2
Maryland	54,050	41,566		47,849	59,078	58,811	58,896	58,120	57,650	57,490	57,290	59,120	58,280	60,090	60,710	60,700	62,300	61,100	64,780	65,480	63,880	62,300	62,520	61,960	62,570	6.2
Massachusetts	74,831	55,941	3	52,950	64,462	65,157	66,360	65,200	65,790	68,630	68,610	69,250	69,380	68,550	69,600	69,200	68,680	66,620	69,660	69,330	67,160	65,780	65,690	64,760	65,080	-1.9
Michigan	124,372	93,807		97,679	110,682	105,446	104,210	102,520	102,020	100,800	101,570	102,940	102,310	99,690	99,520	99,800	93,400	92,820	95,550	91,240	89,620	88,900	89,510	88,460	88,670	-14.9
Minnesota	64,166	49,087		57,372	59,667	57,501	58,255	56,370	56,800	56,640	57,250	57,740	58,840	58,130	59,640	60,260	59,850	60,600	63,910	64,050	62,860	62,620	62,060	62,820	63,850	9.6
Mississippi	28,083	25,182		24,232	25,478	26,158	26,502	26,650	26,260	26,770	26,900	28,000	26,960	26,160	25,800	26,120	25,580	24,890	26,640	25,980	24,220	21,200	22,240	20,350	20,350	-23.2
Missouri	60,359	48,957		52,848	63,994	61,313	61,407	60,900	60,590	61,600	60,890	61,380	60,880	60,480	61,400	61,500	62,070	62,240	64,620	64,190	61,930	59,560	57,390	55,770	54,130	-11.8
Montana	11,634	9,370		10,903	10,075	9,750	9,369	9,470	9,390	9,320	9,380	9,480	9,350	9,240	9,350	9,590	9,580	9,970	10,090	10,240	9,840	9,290	9,280	8,980	8,710	-7.0
Nebraska	21,411	17,664		20,149	19,370	20,464	20,442	20,580	20,650	21,090	21,130	21,800	21,880	22,310	22,530	22,730	22,520	22,370	21,720	23,290	23,410	22,860	22,310	22,470	22,370	9.4
Nevada	9,069	9,477		14,551	20,956	21,891	23,038	22,720	23,040	23,190	23,780	24,140	24,430	24,680	25,130	24,880	25,470	26,070	27,330	27,190	26,280	26,110	26,090	25,800	25,660	11.4
New Hampshire	11,552	10,766		11,829	15,034	14,426	14,262	13,790	13,520	13,600	13,160	13,100	12,960	13,040	13,010	12,840	12,740	12,470	12,670	12,440	11,940	11,450	11,490	11,200	11,300	-20.8
New Jersey	93,168	69,824		74,420	96,225	93,819	96,490	95,220	95,250	97,130	97,990	98,320	98,380	96,990	99,310	99,100	97,640	96,600	101,280	100,050	99,760	97,140	96,830	95,800	95,730	-0.8
New Mexico	17,915	14,884		18,031	18,595	20,315	19,232	18,590	19,530	19,480	19,770	19,900	19,910	20,010	20,270	20,500	20,680	20,080	20,990	20,930	20,520	18,930	18,370	17,800	17,620	-8.4
New York	198,465	143,318		141,731	183,826	180,806	180,351	178,810	179,110	178,260	181,790	182,400	180,750	180,570	181,300	179,920	179,260	174,780	179,790	177,050	174,460	171,920	168,920	166,880	164,790	-8.6
North Carolina	69,395	64,782		62,140	88,704	93,977	94,339	96,210	97,020	98,970	101,710	104,850	106,900	105,320	106,090	99,210	105,330	104,390	108,460	108,620	107,230	103,470	102,010	101,920	102,110	8.2
North Dakota	9,924	7,690		8,606	7,155	6,942	6,900	6,960	7,040	7,020	6,940	6,940	7,140	7,070	7,240	7,340	7,490	7,740	8,130	8,230	8,180	7,990	7,970	8,190	8,130	17.9
Ohio	143,503	114,513		111,668	123,437	123,135	122,491	119,520	120,940	125,050	126,590	126,900	124,480	122,460	122,510	121,650	119,850	119,780	124,570	123,300	122,290	119,380	119,770	115,900	119,420	-2.5
Oklahoma	38,875	35,606		37,646	38,503	37,305	37,033	37,260	38,420	39,690	40,230	41,030	41,610	41,740	42,790	43,080	42,130	43,630	46,400	46,740	46,440	45,370	44,680	44,120	45,010	21.5
Oregon	28,729	25,473		30,151	34,671	34,261	33,899	34,440	34,800	35,650	34,700	34,540	34,130	33,600	33,520	33,860	33,600	34,440	35,680	35,880	34,780	34,300	33,470	33,270	33,410	-1.4
Pennsylvania	144,645	110,527		113,959	131,182	131,733	129,777	127,200	123,560	121,840	123,990	124,750	124,710	123,300	125,260	124,980	122,310	122,190	126,590	127,080	124,090	121,240	122,000	120,500	120,620	-7.1
Rhode Island	10,719	7,825		8,477	9,908	9,751	9,579	9,730	9,900	10,050	9,390	9,620	10,190	10,230	10,460	10,480	10,410	10,160	10,600	10,350	10,000	9,760	9,580	9,480	9,530	-0.5
South Carolina	38,347	32,483		31,617	40,438	41,442	42,246	41,720	42,650	43,840	45,090	46,790	46,920	46,360	46,920	47,560	48,970	49,160	52,560	52,450	52,090	49,830	50,050	50,030	50,110	18.6
South Dakota	10,385	7,650		9,278	8,162	8,196	8,239	7,960	8,140	8,080	8,160	8,230	8,030	8,150	8,260	8,680	8,820	9,260	9,680	9,600	9,580	9,540	9,410	9,390	9,560	16.0
Tennessee	50,648	46,094		41,568	62,408	62,454	61,323	60,970	62,010	63,480	63,710	64,290	64,840	63,270	63,490	64,390	64,790	65,410	67,650	66,930	64,130	63,770	64,470	65,000	65,880	7.4
Texas	171,665	172,480		212,925	280,894	292,531	301,390	304,360	309,280	318,660	327,690	339,670	347,610	348,890	358,960	365,190	376,740	366,990	385,550	386,120	384,320	369,620	362,890	361,710	365,840	21.4
Utah	19,886	21,196		32,501	31,481	31,157	33,186	33,400	34,070	35,400	36,560	37,550	38,170	38,880	40,610	41,060	41,540	42,790	45,000	45,240	44,780	44,270	44,020	43,480	44,970	35.5
Vermont	6,424	6,127		6,675	7,199	6,859	6,491	6,360	6,240	6,090	6,010	5,740	5,650	5,590	5,700	5,570	5,590	5,340	5,580	5,550	5,210	5,210	5,100	5,080	4,910	-24.4
Virginia	67,126	60,605		65,596	81,511	83,336	83,279	83,100	82,680	84,640	84,720	87,150	87,750	87,950	88,380	89,600	90,940	88,270	91,080	90,840	87,020	83,650	83,580	82,860	82,120	-1.4
Washington	50,046	45,941		57,597	66,046	65,205	66,066	66,240	68,200	69,770	70,840	71,790	69,720	70,670	70,890	71,000	70,740	71,590	74,300	74,370	72,260	69,840	68,840	67,000	66,930	1.3
West Virginia	23,580	21,854		19,437	17,651	17,603	17,924	17,510	17,460	17,640	17,370	17,480	17,230	16,950	16,790	17,090	17,270	16,960	17,770	17,610	17,060	16,120	15,580	15,030	14,940	-16.7
Wisconsin	67,743	52,038		58,545	64,687	62,705	61,425	60,810	60,460	60,710	60,740	61,380	60,930	60,130	60,180	60,840	60,070	60,130	62,560	61,670	60,740	58,460	57,400	56,470	56,020	-8.8
Wyoming	6,161	5,823		6,462	5,695	5,553	5,489	5,590	5,550	5,700	5,660	5,790	5,810	5,780	5,930	5,930	6,160	6,210	6,540	6,400	6,270	6,100	5,910	5,770	5,790	5.4
Jurisdiction
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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	25,720	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
U.S. Virgin Islands	---	1,260		1,060	958	1,046	897	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---

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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. Projections in this table were calculated after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and take into account the expected impacts of the pandemic. 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, through 2030-31. (This table was prepared January 2022.)