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Table 219.30.Public high school graduates, by race/ethnicity: School years 1998-99 through 2022-23
School Year Number of high school graduates Percentage distribution of graduates
Total American Indian/
Alaska
Native		 Asian/ Pacific Islander Black Hispanic White Two or more races Total American Indian/
Alaska
Native		 Asian/ Pacific Islander Black His- panic White Two or more races
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1998-99 2,485,630 24,309 115,216 325,708 270,836 1,749,561 --- 100.0 1.0 4.6 13.1 10.9 70.4 †
1999-2000 2,553,844 25,875 122,344 338,116 289,139 1,778,370 --- 100.0 1.0 4.8 13.2 11.3 69.6 †
2000-01 2,569,200 26,381 126,465 339,578 301,740 1,775,036 --- 100.0 1.0 4.9 13.2 11.7 69.1 †
2001-02 2,621,534 27,076 132,182 348,969 317,197 1,796,110 --- 100.0 1.0 5.0 13.3 12.1 68.5 †
2002-03 2,719,947 27,803 135,588 359,920 340,182 1,856,454 --- 100.0 1.0 5.0 13.2 12.5 68.3 †

2003-04
2,753,438

28,830
137,496
383,443
374,492
1,829,177
---

100.0

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

2008-09
3,039,015

32,213
163,575
451,384
481,698
1,883,382
26,763
1
100.0

1.1
5.4
14.9
15.9
62.0
0.9
1
2009-10 3,128,022 34,131 167,840 472,261 545,518 1,871,980 36,292 1 100.0 1.1 5.4 15.1 17.4 59.8 1.2 1
2010-11 3,144,100 2 32,768 168,875 471,461 583,907 1,835,332 51,748 100.0 3 1.0 5.4 15.0 18.6 58.4 1.6
2011-12 3,149,185 2 32,450 173,835 467,932 608,726 1,807,528 58,703 100.0 3 1.0 5.5 14.9 19.3 57.4 1.9
2012-13 3,169,257 2 31,100 179,101 461,919 640,413 1,791,147 65,569 100.0 3 1.0 5.7 14.6 20.2 56.5 2.1

2013-144
3,179,700
2
30,390
182,820
457,910
667,710
1,768,830
72,010

100.0
3
1.0
5.7
14.4
21.0
55.6
2.3
2014-154 3,209,630 2 30,460 186,450 466,090 699,530 1,750,810 76,240 100.0 3 0.9 5.8 14.5 21.8 54.5 2.4
2015-164 3,258,490 2 30,820 186,690 475,310 734,800 1,747,390 83,390 100.0 3 0.9 5.7 14.6 22.6 53.6 2.6
2016-174 3,301,560 2 30,970 188,790 482,140 765,560 1,743,390 90,590 100.0 3 0.9 5.7 14.6 23.2 52.8 2.7
2017-184 3,368,790 2 30,960 203,090 491,850 805,450 1,738,990 98,300 100.0 3 0.9 6.0 14.6 23.9 51.6 2.9

2018-19
3,396,565
2
30,585
206,009
491,376
847,290
1,718,054
103,096

100.0
3
0.9
6.1
14.5
24.9
50.6
3.0
2019-205 3,374,770 2 29,950 208,240 482,130 866,340 1,677,930 109,450 100.0 3 0.9 6.2 14.3 25.7 49.7 3.2
2020-215 3,418,220 2 29,580 214,450 480,350 894,220 1,681,880 116,540 100.0 3 0.9 6.3 14.1 26.2 49.2 3.4
2021-225 3,428,350 2 29,420 217,300 474,320 916,390 1,665,090 124,170 100.0 3 0.9 6.3 13.8 26.7 48.6 3.6
2022-236 3,425,512 2 28,629 216,520 476,977 946,113 1,624,847 130,263 100.0 3 0.8 6.3 13.9 27.6 47.5 3.8
---Not available.
†Not applicable.
1Data 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.
2Includes students whose race/ethnicity was not reported in the data.
3Excludes students whose race/ethnicity was not reported in the data.
4Number of high school graduates is estimated by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) based on actual data in 2012-13 and 2018-19.
5Number of high school graduates is estimated by NCES based on actual data in 2018-19 and 2022-23 unless otherwise noted.
6Number of high school graduates by race/ethnicity include imputations for nonreported Arizona graduates.
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data include regular diploma recipients, but exclude students receiving a certificate of attendance and persons receiving high school equivalency certificates. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Prior to 2007-08, data on students of Two or more races were not collected separately. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Previous editions of this table included projections, which can be found at https://nces.ed.gov/programs/PES/current_tables.asp. 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, 2018-19, and 2022-23. (This table was prepared October 2024.)

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