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Table 219.30. Public high school graduates, by race/ethnicity: 1998-99 through 2030-31
Year Number of high school graduates Percentage distribution of graduates
Total White Black Hispanic Asian/
Pacific
Islander
American
Indian/
Alaska
Native
Two or
more races
Total White Black His-
panic
Asian/
Pacific
Islander
American
Indian/
Alaska
Native
Two or
more races
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1998-99 2,485,630 1,749,561 325,708 270,836 115,216 24,309 ---   100.0 70.4 13.1 10.9 4.6 1.0  
1999-2000 2,553,844 1,778,370 338,116 289,139 122,344 25,875 ---   100.0 69.6 13.2 11.3 4.8 1.0  
2000-01 2,569,200 1,775,036 339,578 301,740 126,465 26,381 ---   100.0 69.1 13.2 11.7 4.9 1.0  
2001-02 2,621,534 1,796,110 348,969 317,197 132,182 27,076 ---   100.0 68.5 13.3 12.1 5.0 1.0  
2002-03 2,719,947 1,856,454 359,920 340,182 135,588 27,803 ---   100.0 68.3 13.2 12.5 5.0 1.0  

2003-04
2,753,438 1,829,177 383,443 374,492 137,496 28,830 ---   100.0 66.4 13.9 13.6 5.0 1.0  
2004-05 2,799,250 1,855,198 385,987 383,714 143,729 30,622 ---   100.0 66.3 13.8 13.7 5.1 1.1  
2005-06 2,815,544 1,838,765 399,406 396,820 150,925 29,628 ---   100.0 65.3 14.2 14.1 5.4 1.1  
2006-07 2,893,045 1,868,056 418,113 421,036 154,837 31,003 ---   100.0 64.6 14.5 14.6 5.4 1.1  
2007-08 3,001,337 1,898,367 429,840 448,887 159,410 32,036 32,797 1 100.0 63.3 14.3 15.0 5.3 1.1 1.1 1

2008-09
3,039,015 1,883,382 451,384 481,698 163,575 32,213 26,763 1 100.0 62.0 14.9 15.9 5.4 1.1 0.9 1
2009-10 3,128,022 1,871,980 472,261 545,518 167,840 34,131 36,292 1 100.0 59.8 15.1 17.4 5.4 1.1 1.2 1
2010-11 3,144,100 1,835,332 471,461 583,907 168,875 32,768 51,748   100.0 58.4 15.0 18.6 5.4 1.0 1.6  
2011-12 3,149,185 1,807,528 467,932 608,726 173,835 32,450 58,703   100.0 57.4 14.9 19.3 5.5 1.0 1.9  
2012-13 3,169,257 1,791,147 461,919 640,413 179,101 31,100 65,569   100.0 56.5 14.6 20.2 5.7 1.0 2.1  

2013-142
3,168,450 1,765,670 441,190 678,020 181,550 30,120 71,890   100.0 55.7 13.9 21.4 5.7 1.0 2.3  
2014-152 3,187,000 1,746,730 446,000 703,430 184,780 29,990 76,060   100.0 54.8 14.0 22.1 5.8 0.9 2.4  
2015-162 3,224,140 1,742,530 451,780 731,860 184,660 30,160 83,160   100.0 54.0 14.0 22.7 5.7 0.9 2.6  
2016-172 3,255,320 1,737,890 455,260 755,350 186,390 30,120 90,310   100.0 53.4 14.0 23.2 5.7 0.9 2.8  
2017-182 3,310,020 1,733,070 461,460 787,440 200,160 29,920 97,970   100.0 52.4 13.9 23.8 6.0 0.9 3.0  

2018-192
3,325,700 1,711,890 458,110 820,910 202,690 29,380 102,720   100.0 51.5 13.8 24.7 6.1 0.9 3.1  
2019-202 3,300,630 1,670,940 448,650 838,350 204,800 28,880 109,010   100.0 50.6 13.6 25.4 6.2 0.9 3.3  
2020-212 3,337,640 1,673,240 445,350 863,170 209,930 28,250 117,700   100.0 50.1 13.3 25.9 6.3 0.8 3.5  
2021-222 3,343,180 1,650,010 441,620 885,500 212,050 28,190 125,820   100.0 49.4 13.2 26.5 6.3 0.8 3.8  
2022-232 3,358,200 1,621,990 441,380 921,350 212,340 27,330 133,800   100.0 48.3 13.1 27.4 6.3 0.8 4.0  

2023-242
3,342,590 1,596,480 431,310 932,340 212,870 26,710 142,880   100.0 47.8 12.9 27.9 6.4 0.8 4.3  
2024-252 3,456,870 1,599,380 455,790 997,530 217,180 27,460 159,540   100.0 46.3 13.2 28.9 6.3 0.8 4.6  
2025-262 3,444,390 1,566,760 454,030 1,008,030 220,160 26,990 168,420   100.0 45.5 13.2 29.3 6.4 0.8 4.9  
2026-272 3,364,860 1,510,150 443,690 996,590 215,110 26,450 172,870   100.0 44.9 13.2 29.6 6.4 0.8 5.1  
2027-282 3,288,980 1,460,190 425,560 980,320 218,640 25,290 178,980   100.0 44.4 12.9 29.8 6.6 0.8 5.4  

2028-292
3,266,770 1,432,630 421,880 980,680 220,760 24,150 186,670   100.0 43.9 12.9 30.0 6.8 0.7 5.7  
2029-302 3,210,730 1,400,800 402,900 961,920 228,630 23,480 193,000   100.0 43.6 12.5 30.0 7.1 0.7 6.0  
2030-312 3,215,840 1,390,710 404,190 964,890 231,020 22,960 202,070   100.0 43.2 12.6 30.0 7.2 0.7 6.3  
---Not available.
†Not applicable.
1 Data on students of Two or more races were not reported by all states; therefore, the data are not comparable to figures for 2010-11 and later years.
2 Projected.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Prior to 2007-08, data on students of Two or more races were not collected separately. 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 and statistical methods used to prevent the identification of individual students.
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 National Public High School Graduates by Race/Ethnicity Projections Model, through 2030-31. (This table was prepared January 2022.)

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