Public high school 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), by selected student characteristics and state or jurisdiction: School years 2011-12 through 2021-22

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Table 219.46.Public high school 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), by selected student characteristics and state or jurisdiction: School years 2011-12 through 2021-22
State or jurisdiction	Total, ACGR for all students																ACGR for students with selected characteristics,¹ 2020-21															ACGR for students with selected characteristics,¹ 2021-22
	2011- 12		2012- 13		2013- 14	2014- 15	2015- 16	2016- 17	2017- 18		2019- 20		2020- 21		2021- 22		Race/ethnicity									Students with disabil- ities²	English learner³		Economi- cally disadvan- taged⁴	Homeless enrolled	Foster care	Race/ethnicity									Students with disabil- ities²	English learner³		Economi- cally disadvan- taged⁴	Homeless enrolled	Foster care
																	American Indian/ Alaska Native		Asian/Pacific Islander⁵			Black	Hispanic	White	Two or more races							American Indian/ Alaska Native		Asian/Pacific Islander⁵			Black	Hispanic	White	Two or more races
										2018- 19							American Indian/ Alaska Native		Total	Asian	Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	White	Two or more races							American Indian/ Alaska Native		Total	Asian	Pacific Islander	Black	Hispanic	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	26		27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35		36	37	38
United States	80	⁶	81	⁷	82	83	84	85	85	86	87	⁸	86	⁹	87	¹⁰	74	¹¹	93	---	---	81	82	90	---	71	71		81	---	---	74	¹¹	94	---	---	81	83	90	---	71	72		81	68	---
Alabama¹²	75		80		86	89	87	89	90	92	91		91		88		95		96	96	>=90	88	88	92	93	73	75		87	77	69	88		94	95	87	85	84	90	90	74	68		83	76	64
Alaska	70		72		71	76	76	78	79	80	79		78		78		66		84	87	77	76	77	84	73	59	69		70	51	45	64		84	87	78	74	77	84	75	61	65		70	59	53
Arizona	76		75		76	77	80	78	79	78	77		76		77		64		90	91	78	71	72	83	72	66	55		72	42	41	65		89	91	77	72	73	83	78	67	60		73	48	39
Arkansas	84		85		87	85	87	88	89	88	89		88		88		85		89	94	78	85	88	90	86	83	84		87	76	64	84		88	95	74	85	87	90	86	83	82		85	78	64
California	79		80		81	82	83	83	83	85	84		84		87		73		94	94	82	73	81	88	83	69	67		80	68	56	79		95	95	85	79	85	91	87	74	72		85	73	61
Colorado	75		77		77	77	79	79	81	81	82		82		82		64		90	91	77	76	74	87	82	66	68		71	54	31	65		90	93	61	77	75	87	81	68	69		72	55	30
Connecticut	85		86		87	87	87	88	88	89	88		90		89		91		96	96	>=90	82	82	94	89	69	74		82	66	55	84		95	95	87	82	81	94	89	70	70		82	67	57
Delaware	80		80		87	86	86	87	87	89	89		81		88		83		94	94	>=50	76	75	85	85	64	61		71	57	45	84		96	95	>=80	85	82	92	88	72	69		81	70	55
District of Columbia	59		62		61	69	69	73	69	69	73		75		76		>=80		88	‡	‡	73	70	92	>=90	60	60		64	55	44	‡		‡	‡	‡	76	69	96	89	63	55		65	55	43
Florida	75		76		76	78	81	82	86	87	90		90		87		89		97	98	90	87	89	92	90	82	86		87	78	62	86		96	96	87	82	86	91	89	84	73		83	74	59
Georgia	70		72		73	79	79	81	82	82	84		84		84		81		94	---	---	82	78	87	84	70	66		81	64	45	77		94	---	---	82	78	87	83	73	66		79	63	48
Hawaii	81		82		82	82	83	83	85	85	86		86		86		---		86	94	78	85	83	87	---	---	---		---	---	---	---		86	94	78	85	83	87	---	---	---		---	---	---
Idaho	---		---		77	79	80	80	81	81	82		80		80		69		83	86	75	68	72	83	77	56	61		70	54	39	74		82	85	72	69	73	82	77	57	65		70	52	41
Illinois	82		83		86	86	86	87	87	86	‡		‡		87		‡		‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡	‡	‡	80		96	96	86	80	85	91	85	72	77		80	67	51
Indiana	86		87		88	87	87	84	88	87	91		88		88		77		95	95	86	79	84	90	84	75	84		85	78	59	87		94	95	89	80	85	89	85	77	88		85	79	59
Iowa	89		90		91	91	91	91	91	92	92		90		90		77		90	93	64	78	81	93	86	74	76		82	65	62	81		90	93	64	77	80	93	83	73	73		82	71	72
Kansas	85		86		86	86	86	87	87	87	88		88		89		84		95	95	86	82	83	90	84	82	82		81	69	63	88		94	95	78	82	85	91	87	83	84		82	72	60
Kentucky	---		86		88	88	89	90	90	91	91		90		90		82		95	95	88	84	84	92	90	78	75		87	80	---	89		94	94	94	85	83	91	89	80	77		88	86	70
Louisiana	72		74		75	78	79	78	81	80	83		82		83		85		92	93	76	76	74	88	85	69	53		77	64	56	83		91	92	73	80	69	88	82	57	46		78	70	63
Maine	85		86		87	88	87	87	87	87	87		86		86		71		91	91	>=50	76	77	87	82	73	76		77	56	59	71		92	91	71	76	77	87	82	73	76		77	56	59
Maryland	84		85		86	87	88	88	87	87	87		87		86		93		97	97	92	83	76	94	91	68	61		79	65	57	79		96	97	88	84	72	94	90	69	57		78	62	42
Massachusetts	85		85		86	87	88	88	88	88	89		90		90		82		96	96	86	84	80	93	89	77	72		82	77	65	82		96	96	81	86	81	93	89	78	73		83	68	62
Michigan	76		77		79	80	80	80	81	81	82		81		81		70		92	93	77	68	75	84	74	57	72		69	54	40	71		92	92	76	70	74	84	75	58	73		70	56	41
Minnesota	78		80		81	82	82	83	83	84	84		83		84		53		87	87	66	70	69	88	75	64	65		70	45	37	55		87	87	60	74	69	89	78	66	65		71	49	42
Mississippi	75		76		78	81	82	83	84	85	88		88		89		87		94	94	>=80	87	85	90	86	60	65		90	71	60	91		93	94	78	88	85	90	87	67	67		90	71	64
Missouri	84		86		87	88	89	88	89	90	90		89		90		86		94	---	---	79	86	92	88	77	74		81	75	70	85		94	---	---	80	86	92	88	78	73		82	76	69
Montana	84		84		85	86	86	86	86	87	86		86		86		69		88	91	72	76	79	89	84	77	70		77	62	81	69		89	93	75	84	80	89	82	76	67		76	64	68
Nebraska	88		89		90	89	89	89	89	88	88		88		87		73		88	89	83	75	79	92	81	65	58		80	64	43	70		90	90	>=90	74	77	92	82	66	53		79	61	54
Nevada	63		71		70	71	74	81	83	84	83		81		82		72		91	93	84	70	80	85	83	65	71		79	73	43	69		91	93	84	68	81	86	82	66	73		82	67	47
New Hampshire	86		87		88	88	88	89	89	88	88		87		88		88		92	91	>=50	75	76	88	82	72	65		72	58	45	72		95	95	>=50	79	76	89	85	73	68		73	59	46
New Jersey	86		88		89	90	90	91	91	91	91		89		85		88		97	97	94	81	82	93	88	67	73		82	68	47	85		96	96	90	78	79	89	84	49	70		79	60	44
New Mexico	70		70		69	69	71	71	74	75	77		77		---		71		89	---	---	75	76	80	---	68	75		72	62	37	---		---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---		---	---	---
New York	77		77		78	79	80	82	82	83	84		85		87		77		91	91	83	78	77	91	84	62	46		80	64	49	82		92	93	85	81	80	92	87	66	61		82	69	49
North Carolina	80		83		84	86	86	87	86	87	88		87		86		83		95	---	---	84	82	90	85	71	69		80	69	57	85		96	---	---	83	80	90	84	71	67		80	68	53
North Dakota	87		88		87	87	88	87	88	88	89		87		85		70		82	84	74	81	73	91	---	72	74		73	61	45	65		85	88	73	72	74	90	---	66	73		69	54	55
Ohio	81		82		82	81	84	84	82	82	84		85		86		79		92	---	---	74	76	89	81	64	70		75	57	59	76		94	---	---	75	76	90	82	68	71		77	59	61
Oklahoma	---		85		83	83	82	83	82	85	81		80		---		81		84	87	71	74	77	82	79	83	81		83	62	65	---		---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---		---	---	---
Oregon	68		69		72	74	75	77	79	80	83		81		81		67		88	92	70	73	77	82	79	66	64		77	55	48	69		89	92	75	74	79	83	80	68	65		81	59	48
Pennsylvania	84		86		85	85	86	87	86	87	87		87		87		76		94	94	89	76	75	91	81	73	67		80	69	53	78		94	94	85	77	76	91	81	74	68		80	69	49
Rhode Island	77		80		81	83	83	84	84	84	84		84		83		76		88	88	>=50	82	77	88	76	65	69		76	61	49	69		93	93	>=80	80	77	87	78	66	67		76	64	52
South Carolina	75		78		80	80	83	84	81	81	82		83		84		77		92	---	---	78	81	87	---	57	80		76	62	38	77		94	---	---	80	80	87	---	58	78		76	63	42
South Dakota	83		83		83	84	84	84	84	84	84		83		82		45		90	92	>=50	84	67	90	74	60	64		69	40	38	46		86	89	>=50	76	69	90	73	63	75		60	45	41
Tennessee	87		86		87	88	89	90	90	91	90		89		90		88		95	95	89	83	83	93	---	72	71		82	73	54	89		96	97	92	86	82	94	---	79	68		84	74	60
Texas	88		88		88	89	89	90	90	90	---		90		90		87		97	97	88	86	88	94	91	80	80		87	79	61	88		97	97	89	86	88	94	91	79	80		86	75	62
Utah	80		83		84	85	85	86	87	87	88		88		88		78		88	92	84	77	81	90	87	73	75		78	---	---	78		86	91	80	79	81	91	87	74	76		78	69	---
Vermont	88		87		88	88	88	89	85	85	83		83		83		>=80		78	‡	‡	69	75	84	83	70	63		74	57	48	74		78	‡	‡	73	83	83	80	70	63		75	58	50
Virginia	83		85		85	86	87	87	88	88	89		90		89		88		96	96	>=95	86	81	93	92	69	70		83	65	55	86		96	97	91	86	78	93	91	70	69		82	67	60
Washington	77		76		78	78	80	79	87	81	83		---		84		---		---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---		---	---	---	68		91	93	79	82	79	85	85	66	71		77	62	54
West Virginia	79		81		85	87	90	89	90	91	92		91		91		>=80		>=95	>=95	>=50	87	89	91	90	83	91		85	77	63	>=80		>=95	>=95	>=50	87	86	92	89	83	81		85	79	65
Wisconsin	88		88		89	88	88	89	90	90	90		90		90		78		92	92	81	67	83	94	84	69	76		78	64	52	80		92	92	88	71	82	94	87	73	76		81	68	59
Wyoming	79		77		79	79	80	86	82	82	82		83		82		53		90	93	>=50	80	78	85	77	65	64		70	61	55	49		>=95	‡	‡	80	76	84	78	63	63		68	57	51
Bureau of Indian Education	---		---		---	---	---	---	---	---	65		‡		75		‡		‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡	‡	‡	75		---	---	---	---	---	---	---	72	79		75	72	---
Other jurisdictions
Puerto Rico	---		---		---	---	---	---	74	77	78		76		74		---		---	---	---	---	76	74	63	70	75	¹³	75	63	---	---		---	---	---	---	74	63	57	68	75	¹³	73	55	‡
---Not available.
‡Reporting standards not met.
¹The time when students are identified as having certain characteristics varies by state or jurisdiction. Depending on the state or jurisdiction, a student may be included in a category if the relevant characteristic is reported in 9th-grade data, if the characteristic is reported in 12th-grade data, or if it is reported at any point during the student’s high school years.
²Students identified as children with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
³Students who met the definition of English learner as outlined in the EDFacts workbook. For more information, see https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/edfacts/eden-workbook.html.
⁴Students who met the state or jurisdiction criteria for classification as economically disadvantaged.
⁵States either report data for a combined "Asian/Pacific Islander" group or report the "Asian" and "Pacific Islander" groups separately. Total represents either a single value reported by the state for "Asian/Pacific Islander" or an aggregation of separate values reported for "Asian" and "Pacific Islander." "Asian/Pacific Islander" includes the "Filipino" group, which only California and Hawaii report separately.
⁶Includes imputed data for Idaho, Kentucky, and Oklahoma. Data were not available for these states because they had not yet started reporting ACGR data in 2011-12.
⁷Includes imputed data for Idaho. Data were not available for Idaho because this state had not yet started reporting ACGR data in 2012-13.
⁸Includes imputed data for Illinois and Texas.
⁹Includes imputed data for Illinois and Washington.
¹⁰Includes imputed data for New Mexico and Oklahoma.
¹¹Estimated assuming a count of zero American Indian/Alaska Native students for Hawaii.
¹²Use data with caution. The Alabama State Department of Education has indicated that their ACGR data for 2010-11 through 2013-14 was misstated. For more information, please see https://www.oversight.gov/report/ed/calculating-and-reporting-graduation-rates-alabama.
¹³Data for Puerto Rico are for students with "limited Spanish proficiency" or Spanish learners, instead of "English Learners," as Spanish is the language of instruction in Puerto Rico.
NOTE: The adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR) is the percentage of public high school freshmen who graduate with a regular diploma or a state-defined alternate high school diploma for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities within 4 years of starting 9th grade. Students who are entering 9th grade for the first time form a cohort for the graduating class. This cohort is "adjusted" by adding any students who subsequently transfer into the cohort and subtracting any students who subsequently transfer out, emigrate to another country, or die. Before 2017-18, the definition of ACGR included regular high school diplomas only. Values preceded by the ">=" symbol have been "blurred" (rounded) to protect student privacy. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. In 2019-20, some states may have changed their requirements for a regular high school diploma to account for the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. These changes are at the discretion of each state but may have resulted in less comparability in the ACGRs between 2019-20 and other school years.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, EDFacts file 150, Data Group 695, and EDFacts file 151, Data Group 696, 2011-12 through 2021-22. (This table was prepared January 2024.)

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