Table 4.Public high school averaged freshman graduation rate (AFGR), by gender and race/ethnicity, for the United States, the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and other jurisdictions: School year 2011

NCES 2014-391
April 2014

Public High School Four-Year On-Time Graduation Rates and Event Dropout Rates: School Years 2010–11 and 2011–12

Table 4.	Public high school averaged freshman graduation rate (AFGR), by gender and race/ethnicity, for the United States, the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and other jurisdictions: School year 2011–12

	Percent of students
State	Total	Female	Male	American Indian / Alaskan Native	Asian / Pacific Islander	Hispanic	Black	White
United States	81	85	78	68	93	76	68	85
Alabama	75	79	72	87	89	67	68	80
Alaska	79	82	78	62	98	84	75	83
Arizona	77	81	73	67	89	72	73	82
Arkansas	78	81	75	69	84	80	72	79
California	82	86	78	77	96	77	70	88
Colorado	82	86	79	57	87	76	65	84
Connecticut	86	89	83	≥98	95	74	73	90
Delaware	77	82	72	89	96	70	69	81
District of Columbia	71	80	62	<>	<>	59	70	98
Florida	75	82	73	94	94	78	66	77
Georgia	70	75	66	86	90	64	62	76
Hawaii	78	81	75	65	76	68	77	56
Idaho	84	86	82	67	96	83	78	83
Illinois	82	85	83	91	98	79	64	89
Indiana	80	87	78	80	≥99	83	63	82
Iowa	89	92	87	59	91	88	64	90
Kansas	89	92	86	64	92	87	70	89
Kentucky	82	86	80	72	≥99	89	78	82
Louisiana	72	78	66	68	98	87	65	76
Maine	87	88	86	60	≥98	97	83	86
Maryland	84	89	81	70	96	85	74	87
Massachusetts	86	89	85	70	98	69	82	90
Michigan	77	82	74	66	92	51	60	83
Minnesota	88	91	86	48	92	70	66	92
Mississippi	68	74	61	44	85	68	63	72
Missouri	86	89	83	98	98	92	73	87
Montana	86	88	84	62	87	96	65	87
Nebraska	93	95	91	68	97	93	65	93
Nevada	60	65	55	37	71	50	41	64
New Hampshire	87	90	84	65	≥99	86	74	87
New Jersey¹	87	89	84	59	≥99	78	74	91
New Mexico	74	78	71	71	90	73	68	76
New York	78	79	76	68	94	65	65	85
North Carolina	79	83	76	74	88	78	68	82
North Dakota	91	93	89	62	≥95	82	≥98	93
Ohio	84	89	84	75	97	82	64	89
Oklahoma	79	82	76	72	≥99	78	66	80
Oregon	78	85	77	58	87	78	65	78
Pennsylvania	88	91	86	79	≥99	76	75	92
Rhode Island	76	80	72	52	74	72	66	76
South Carolina	72	78	67	53	83	72	64	76
South Dakota	83	85	82	42	≥98	77	77	88
Tennessee	83	86	81	94	94	‡	76	86
Texas¹	82	85	80	97	94	80	73	84
Utah	78	80	76	58	87	65	60	80
Vermont	93	95	91	≥90	≥98	≥95	≥98	91
Virginia	84	90	81	82	96	92	71	85
Washington	79	85	77	41	81	79	57	80
West Virginia	80	82	78	69	≥98	81	76	80
Wisconsin	92	94	90	76	97	85	63	96
Wyoming	80	82	78	44	79	77	58	82
Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), Bureau of Indian Education, and other jurisdictions
Bureau of Indian Education	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
American Samoa	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DoDEA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Guam	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Northern Marianas	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Puerto Rico	62	67	57	<>	<>	62	<>	≥90
Virgin Islands	72	81	63	<>	<>	76	70	<>
— Not available. Data were not reported and have not been imputed.
‡ Data were suppressed because the reported data did not meet NCES standards.
<> Data were suppressed to protect the confidentiality of individual student data.
≥ Greater than or equal to. The estimate has been top coded to protect the confidentiality of individual student data.
¹ Data are imputed. New Jersey did not report graduate data by gender. Texas did not report any graduate data.
NOTE: Reported rates are presented rounded to the whole percentage point where the related population size is greater than 300. Estimates have been top coded to protect the confidentiality of individual student data. Top coding is a process where rates at or above a specific level are reported in a range, rather than a precise percentage, to protect the privacy of individuals represented either within the reported rate or its inverse. Based on the population size, top coded estimates are presented as being greater than or equal to a certain percent. For example, a rate of 94 percent may be presented as “≥90” percent for one population and “≥80” percent for another, dependent on total population size. United States total includes only the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and American Indian includes Alaska Native. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin unless specified.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), “NCES Common Core of Data State Dropout and Graduation Rate Data file,” School Year 2011–12, Preliminary Version 1a.

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