Public high school averaged freshman graduation rate (AFGR), by sex, race/ethnicity, and state or jurisdiction: School year 2018-19

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Table 219.40.Public high school averaged freshman graduation rate (AFGR), by sex, race/ethnicity, and state or jurisdiction: School year 2018-19
State or jurisdiction	Total, male and female													Male														Female
State or jurisdiction	Total¹	American Indian/ Alaska Native		Asian		Black		Hispanic	Pacific Islander		White	Two or more races		Total¹	American Indian/ Alaska Native		Asian		Black		Hispanic		Pacific Islander		White	Two or more races		Total¹	American Indian/ Alaska Native		Asian		Black		Hispanic		Pacific Islander		White	Two or more races
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	87.3	77.0		100.0		80.0		86.7	83.9		88.6	91.7		84.4	73.7		99.2		75.1		82.8		80.3		86.7	88.2		90.4	80.4		100.0		85.2		90.9		87.6		90.6	95.3
Alabama	82.1	90.6		92.0		78.4		90.8	84.9	²	82.7	100.0		78.7	88.0		91.8		72.9		87.3		‡		80.4	96.7		85.8	93.5		92.1		84.2		94.6		‡		85.1	100.0
Alaska	87.3	75.1		95.4		86.6		93.3	99.0		90.0	90.1		85.6	70.9		92.9		81.1		93.2		96.0		89.9	88.7		89.1	79.8		98.2		92.4		93.4		100.0		90.1	91.7
Arizona	86.5	81.9		100.0		87.3		84.3	100.0		87.3	100.0		82.6	75.0		100.0		83.6		79.4		100.0		84.5	98.6		90.6	88.9		100.0		91.3		89.4		100.0		90.3	100.0
Arkansas	86.8	82.8		98.7		83.6		90.1	83.3		86.9	92.1		84.5	80.8		100.0		79.2		88.0		78.7		85.2	86.8		89.3	84.7		96.5		88.1		92.4		87.7		88.8	97.9
California	91.3	80.9		100.0		82.7		89.3	89.7		90.8	100.0		88.6	78.6		100.0		79.8		86.0		87.7		89.0	100.0		94.0	83.2		100.0		85.7		92.8		91.8		92.8	100.0
Colorado	87.3	74.9		97.3		82.5		83.0	99.1		89.8	89.4		84.3	74.5		95.1		78.5		78.7		87.3	²	87.6	85.6		90.5	75.2		99.3		86.9		87.6		100.0	²	92.0	93.0
Connecticut	90.7	85.7		100.0		86.2		85.5	100.0	²	92.3	100.0		88.9	79.9	²	100.0		82.3		82.3		‡		91.2	100.0		92.6	90.5	²	100.0		90.5		89.0		‡		93.4	100.0
Delaware	83.0	80.3	²	99.4		78.5		88.4	‡		83.3	83.7		78.5	‡		98.1		72.1		83.1		‡		79.5	81.9		87.9	‡		100.0		84.9		94.1		‡		87.6	85.3
District of Columbia	70.7	‡		87.3	²	69.5		68.2	‡		88.3	74.4	²	64.5	‡		‡		62.1		64.4		‡		93.5	‡		77.1	‡		84.7	²	77.2		72.4		‡		82.8	‡
Florida	86.4	77.1		100.0		80.7		88.9	99.0		86.7	84.1		82.6	72.9		100.0		75.4		84.9		89.4		84.1	80.4		90.2	82.1		100.0		86.3		93.1		100.0		89.5	87.8
Georgia	81.9	75.4		99.9		79.2		81.0	80.4		83.2	82.2		77.5	67.5		98.3		73.2		75.2		66.8	²	80.5	77.2		86.6	84.9		100.0		85.5		87.3		93.4	²	86.0	87.3
Hawaii	81.0	56.3	²	92.8		67.7		85.3	71.5		73.6	81.7		77.7	60.5	²	89.9		64.7		80.8		67.6		73.0	77.0		84.4	‡		95.7		71.0		90.2		75.5		74.2	87.0
Idaho	86.0	63.8		100.0		88.6		82.3	93.2	²	86.7	91.8		82.7	61.7		100.0		93.3		78.0		78.0	²	83.5	87.4		89.4	66.1		100.0		83.8		86.6		100.0	²	90.0	96.6
Illinois	86.3	69.2		100.0		74.0		84.7	88.9		90.0	88.3		83.7	63.6		100.0		69.3		80.8		86.5	²	88.8	85.2		89.0	74.7		100.0		78.9		88.9		91.1	²	91.2	91.4
Indiana	85.8	74.7		100.0		78.8		88.3	100.0	²	86.6	78.6		82.2	70.3		100.0		72.0		83.0		‡		83.8	72.9		89.7	79.5	²	100.0		85.5		94.0		‡		89.5	84.6
Iowa	91.9	69.9		100.0		83.1		90.1	100.0	²	92.5	90.9		89.9	71.6	²	100.0		78.2		86.5		100.0	²	90.9	88.7		93.9	68.2	²	100.0		88.0		94.1		‡		94.2	93.0
Kansas	90.5	74.7		98.9		83.0		88.1	91.7	²	92.0	87.7		87.8	79.9		99.9		78.9		83.3		‡		89.9	84.3		93.3	68.8		97.9		87.3		93.2		‡		94.2	91.1
Kentucky	87.8	91.4	²	100.0		84.1		94.0	100.0	²	87.4	91.2		86.0	91.0	²	100.0		79.9		88.9		‡		86.1	91.4		89.8	‡		100.0		88.6		100.0		‡		88.9	90.9
Louisiana	78.6	74.3		96.0		74.3		77.6	63.2	²	81.9	97.0		74.2	71.1		94.1		68.8		73.1		‡		78.6	88.6		83.3	77.8		97.9		80.3		82.6		‡		85.4	100.0
Maine	83.4	66.0		100.0		96.7		87.6	‡		82.4	90.0		82.3	62.1	²	100.0		95.8		83.5		‡		81.2	88.3		84.6	71.2	²	100.0		97.6		92.4		‡		83.6	92.0
Maryland	87.7	78.0		100.0		83.3		84.4	100.0	²	90.4	89.6		84.3	70.3	²	100.0		78.7		79.2		100.0	²	88.7	85.1		91.3	85.5	²	100.0		88.4		90.2		100.0	²	92.1	94.2
Massachusetts	91.1	82.6		100.0		91.9		83.9	89.0	²	92.0	90.3		88.8	86.3	²	100.0		87.4		79.6		89.2	²	90.6	88.6		93.4	78.7	²	100.0		96.6		88.7		88.7	²	93.5	91.9
Michigan	81.4	68.1		98.8		68.9		82.0	84.9		84.0	81.2		78.0	64.5		97.1		63.2		77.6		82.1	²	81.3	77.3		84.9	71.8		100.0		74.9		86.6		87.5	²	86.9	85.0
Minnesota	93.3	64.9		99.3		91.0		87.0	89.3	²	94.5	93.3		91.3	61.8		98.9		87.6		82.3		‡		92.9	90.9		95.4	68.3		99.8		94.4		92.0		‡		96.2	95.6
Mississippi	78.2	73.4	²	90.8		74.9		82.4	‡		80.5	100.0		73.0	69.8	²	88.8		67.7		78.0		‡		77.4	100.0		83.8	75.9	²	92.8		82.6		87.2		‡		83.9	100.0
Missouri	88.7	88.7		100.0		80.8		92.3	82.5		89.4	100.0		87.0	80.9		98.0		77.6		88.0		83.9	²	88.3	98.1		90.6	96.1		100.0		84.1		96.9		81.1	²	90.5	100.0
Montana	84.9	66.3		89.7	²	74.6		78.6	77.3	²	87.6	94.5		83.4	65.1		80.6	²	67.8	²	75.8		‡		86.1	98.8		86.5	67.6		97.6	²	84.0	²	81.6		‡		89.2	89.8
Nebraska	93.5	70.5		100.0		87.5		91.1	‡		95.1	85.6		90.7	70.8		100.0		82.9		85.8		‡		93.4	77.9		96.4	70.1		100.0		92.4		96.8		‡		96.9	94.2
Nevada	86.8	69.8		100.0		80.6		86.4	93.8		85.7	91.0		83.0	63.6		100.0		74.4		81.8		88.0		83.4	86.3		90.9	76.1		100.0		87.3		91.3		99.8		88.2	95.8
New Hampshire	86.7	75.0	²	95.7		88.6		95.7	‡		86.5	63.3		84.4	‡		95.0		84.2		94.0		‡		84.2	59.3		89.3	‡		96.4		92.9		97.4		‡		89.0	68.0
New Jersey	90.9	92.6		98.7		83.1		89.0	97.4		92.6	96.6		88.7	94.5	²	98.2		79.4		85.2		89.9	²	91.4	92.4		93.2	89.8	²	99.2		86.9		93.0		100.0	²	94.0	100.0
New Mexico	75.0	77.5		94.5		69.8		74.2	‡		74.2	93.6		71.2	73.2		93.5		64.6		70.1		‡		71.3	92.8		79.0	82.1		95.6		75.8		78.5		‡		77.2	94.4
New York	85.1	82.8		96.2		75.8		78.4	---	³	90.2	87.1		81.8	78.8		93.6		70.7		73.8		---	³	88.3	82.2		88.7	86.9		99.0		81.3		83.3		---	³	92.3	92.0
North Carolina	86.3	75.3		99.6		82.2		86.1	91.3		87.8	90.3		83.0	73.1		98.4		77.6		81.4		81.8	²	85.4	86.8		89.9	77.5		100.0		87.1		91.3		98.6	²	90.4	93.9
North Dakota	89.0	70.9		100.0		100.0		81.4	‡		90.1	100.0	²	87.8	69.0		100.0	²	95.3		74.2		‡		89.6	100.0	²	90.4	73.2		100.0	²	100.0		89.7		‡		90.7	100.0	²
Ohio	89.1	82.7		100.0		78.3		89.4	100.0	²	91.4	84.3		86.5	81.5	²	100.0		72.7		83.5		100.0	²	89.7	80.9		91.8	83.5		100.0		84.2		95.6		100.0	²	93.2	87.7
Oklahoma	87.6	82.8		98.5		81.4		90.1	100.0		88.2	92.6		85.0	80.3		96.6		78.8		86.5		100.0	²	85.9	89.4		90.3	85.5		100.0		84.3		94.1		98.3	²	90.5	95.9
Oregon	87.3	78.0		100.0		87.4		87.2	93.6		86.2	91.2		84.6	67.4		97.5		83.8		82.5		91.9		84.6	87.5		90.1	88.5		100.0		91.4		92.1		95.0		88.0	95.1
Pennsylvania	90.6	90.3		100.0		80.4		88.3	96.6		92.3	94.7		88.8	92.0		100.0		76.3		83.2		100.0	²	91.4	91.7		92.6	88.6	²	100.0		84.8		93.6		93.0	²	93.2	97.6
Rhode Island	87.0	70.0	²	92.8		90.6		86.7	‡		86.8	80.5		83.4	64.4	²	93.9		86.4		81.3		‡		83.9	78.1		90.8	77.1	²	91.6		94.9		92.7		‡		89.9	83.2
South Carolina	82.1	69.3		100.0		76.8		87.3	89.0	²	84.4	82.1		77.1	66.7	²	99.6		69.5		81.3		85.7	²	81.1	76.1		87.4	71.9	²	100.0		84.7		93.5		92.3	²	87.8	88.3
South Dakota	84.4	56.9		95.8		84.0		84.9	‡		88.0	91.8		81.2	54.8		100.0	²	82.9		77.6		‡		84.7	85.7		87.8	59.0		91.0	²	85.2		92.6		‡		91.7	98.1
Tennessee	85.3	80.2		99.6		79.9		90.3	83.8	²	85.9	98.1		82.9	80.3	²	98.2		75.2		86.4		66.7	²	84.4	93.3		88.0	80.0	²	100.0		84.9		94.9		100.0	²	87.5	100.0
Texas	87.9	82.6		100.0		85.4		86.3	93.3		89.3	95.8		85.0	80.6		100.0		81.3		82.9		92.0		87.5	92.3		91.0	84.8		100.0		89.7		90.0		94.6		91.2	99.4
Utah	88.0	79.7		100.0		84.5		83.6	89.8		88.5	97.4		85.6	76.5		97.0		76.5		79.8		87.6		86.6	95.5		90.5	83.0		100.0		94.0		87.5		92.2		90.4	99.4
Vermont	80.4	‡		89.2		83.2		99.7	‡		80.5	59.3		80.4	‡		79.3	²	75.3	²	95.9	²	‡		80.9	64.5	²	80.4	‡		100.0	²	91.4	²	100.0	²	‡		80.0	54.2	²
Virginia	91.5	81.9		100.0		87.3		89.3	91.0		92.4	95.0		89.6	81.9		100.0		84.0		85.5		97.1	²	91.3	93.3		93.6	81.9		100.0		90.9		93.5		85.9	²	93.6	96.7
Washington	82.1	55.5		87.5		70.1		95.8	73.5		78.1	79.8		79.0	51.0		85.4		65.9		92.0		68.1		75.5	76.2		85.1	60.0		89.8		74.4		99.8		78.8		80.8	83.5
West Virginia	85.4	‡		100.0		80.5		99.8	‡		84.9	100.0		84.4	‡		98.2	²	79.8		100.0		‡		83.9	100.0		86.5	‡		100.0	²	81.2		98.0		‡		86.0	97.9
Wisconsin	95.0	80.4		100.0		77.6		91.9	100.0	²	97.0	100.0		93.1	79.1		100.0		71.5		88.5		‡		96.0	100.0		97.0	81.8		100.0		84.4		95.6		‡		98.1	100.0
Wyoming	82.8	53.0		100.0	²	74.4	²	77.0	‡		85.0	87.4		79.4	51.6		100.0	²	70.5	²	75.0		‡		81.7	72.1	²	86.6	54.6		‡		80.2	²	79.4		‡		88.5	100.0	²
Bureau of Indian Education	---	---		---		---		---	---		---	---		---	---		---		---		---		---		---	---		---	---		---		---		---		---		---	---
DoDEA⁴	---	---		---		---		---	---		---	---		---	---		---		---		---		---		---	---		---	---		---		---		---		---		---	---
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	---	---		---		---		---	---		---	---		---	---		---		---		---		---		---	---		---	---		---		---		---		---		---	---
Guam	---	---		---		---		---	---		---	---		---	---		---		---		---		---		---	---		---	---		---		---		---		---		---	---
Northern Marianas	---	---		---		---		---	---		---	---		---	---		---		---		---		---		---	---		---	---		---		---		---		---		---	---
Puerto Rico	71.5	‡		‡		‡		71.5	‡		‡	---		66.8	‡		‡		‡		66.8		‡		‡	‡		76.2	‡		‡		‡		76.3		‡		‡	‡
U.S. Virgin Islands	70.2	‡		‡		73.6		52.5	‡		‡	‡		62.6	‡		‡		64.3		48.1	²	‡		‡	‡		77.8	‡		‡		83.1		56.3		‡		‡	‡
---Not available.
‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
¹Total averaged freshman graduation rate (AFGR) is based on reported totals of enrollment by grade and high school graduates, rather than on details reported by race/ethnicity.
²AFGR is based on an estimate of 30 to 99 students entering ninth grade and may show large variation from year to year.
³AFGR for Pacific Islander students is not shown for New York because 2014-15 and 2015-16 enrollment data for Pacific Islander students are missing for New York.
⁴DoDEA = Department of Defense Education Activity. Includes both domestic and overseas schools.
NOTE: The AFGR provides an estimate of the percentage of students who receive a regular diploma within 4 years of entering ninth grade. The rate uses aggregate student enrollment data to estimate the size of an incoming freshman class and aggregate counts of the number of diplomas awarded 4 years later. Due to the time lapse between the reporting of enrollment and high school graduates, calculated rates may exceed 100 percent in some cases. Graduation rates exceeding 100 percent have been capped at 100 percent in this table. Data used in computing the AFGR for race/ethnicity categories include only students for whom race/ethnicity was reported for both enrollment and high school graduates. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Dropout and Completion Data File," 2018–19; and "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2014–15, 2015–16, and 2016–17. (This table was prepared August 2023.)

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