Figure 6. Averaged freshman graduation rates of public high school students, by state: School year 2007

Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States: 1972–2008

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Figure 6. Averaged freshman graduation rates of public high school students, by state: School year 2007–08

— Not available. NOTE: The averaged freshman graduation rate (AFGR) is an estimate of the percentage of an entering freshman class graduating in 4 years. For 2007–08, it equals the total number of diploma recipients in 2007–08 divided by the average membership of the 8th-grade class in 2003–04, the 9th-grade class in 2004–05, and the 10th-grade class in 2005–06. See table 13 in this report for more information about these state rates. SOURCE: Stillwell, R. (2010). Public School Graduates and Dropouts From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2007–08 (NCES 2010-341), table 5.

Figure 6. Averaged freshman graduation rates of public high school students, by state: School year 2007–08

— Not available.
NOTE: The averaged freshman graduation rate (AFGR) is an estimate of the percentage of an entering freshman class graduating in 4 years. For 2007–08, it equals the total number of diploma recipients in 2007–08 divided by the average membership of the 8th-grade class in 2003–04, the 9th-grade class in 2004–05, and the 10th-grade class in 2005–06. See table 13 in this report for more information about these state rates.
SOURCE: Stillwell, R. (2010). Public School Graduates and Dropouts From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2007–08 (NCES 2010-341), table 5.

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