How is Your State Doing?

• Student Success
  • Preparation for College
    • Advanced Placement Exams
    • High ACT/SAT Scores Per 1,000 High School Graduates
    • National Assessment of Educational Progress
    • Public High School Graduation Rates
  • College Participation
    • 9th Graders Chance for College by Age 19
    • College-Going Rates of High School Graduates - Directly from High School
    • 18 to 24 Year Olds Enrolled in College
    • 25-49 Year Olds Enrolled in College
    • Import/Export Ratio of College-Going Students
  • Progress and Completion
    • Retention Rates - First-Time College Freshmen Returning Their Second Year
    • Graduation Rates
    • Student Pipeline - Transition and Completion Rates from 9th Grade to College
  • Adult Learners
    • Adults Lacking Basic Prose Literacy Skills
    • Participation in Adult Basic Education per 1,000 Adults with No High School Diploma
    • Percent of Adults Who Speak English Poorly or Not at All
    • Participation in ESL Programs per 1,000 Adults Who Speak English Poorly or Not at All
    • GEDs Produced per 1,000 Adults with No High School Diploma
    • Postsecondary Enrollment of Non-Traditional Age Adults
• Policies
  • Affordability
    • Average Loan Amount Students Borrow Each Year
    • Percent of Family Income Needed to Pay for College - by Type of Institution
    • Share of Income Poorest Families Need to Pay for Tuition at Lowest Priced Colleges
    • State Grant Aid Targeted to Low-Income Families as a Percent of Federal Pell Grant Aid
  • Finance
    • Diagram - Understanding Higher Education Finance
    • State and Local Support Per Full-Time Student
    • Total Educational Revenues Per Full-Time Student
    • State and Local Support for Higher Education Per Capita
    • State and Local Support for Higher Education Per $1,000 of Personal Income
    • State Higher Education Priority
    • Family Share of Public Higher Education Operating Revenues
    • State Tax Capacity
    • State Tax Effort - Effective Tax Rate
    • Projected State & Local Budget Surplus (Gap) as a Percent of Revenues 2013
    • Projected Ratio of Spending for Higher Education to Spending for All Other Programs 2013
• Competitiveness
  • Educational Capital
    • Educational Attainment by Degree-Level and Age-Group (American Community Survey)
    • Educational Attainment by Degree-Level and Age-Group (Decennial Census)
    • Adults Lacking Basic Prose Literacy Skills
    • Net Migration by State, Age-Group, and Degree-Level
    • Migration Rates by State, Age-Group, and Degree-Level
  • Income and Earnings
    • Per Capita Personal Income
    • Median Family Income
    • Median Household Income
    • Increase in Earnings for Associate Degrees
    • Increase in Earnings for Bachelor's Degrees
    • Undereducated Adults Not Earning a Living Wage
  • The Workforce
    • Diagram - Employment and the Workforce
    • Percent of the Civilian Population Participating in the Labor Force
    • Unemployment Rates
    • Percent Employment in Managerial and Professional Occupations
    • Percent Employment in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Occupations
    • Percent Employment in Professional, Education, Health, and Social Service Industries
  • Economic Development
    • Research and Development Expenditures
    • Change in Gross State Product - From 1997 to 2007
    • State New Economy Index
  • Health and Civic Life
    • Children in Poverty
    • Families in Poverty
    • Charitable Giving - Percent of Itemizers on Federal Tax Returns Declaring Charitable Gifts
    • Percent of the Eligible Population Voting
    • State Health Rankings
• Cross-Cutting Information
  • Productivity
    • Associate Degrees Awarded Per 100 HS Graduates 3 Years Earlier
    • Bachelor's Degrees Awarded Per 100 HS Graduates 6 Years Earlier
    • In-State Degree Production by Selected Field
    • Ratio of Degrees and Credentials Awarded to the Number of Students Enrolled
    • Student and State Investment in Higher Education - and What Each Student Should Expect In Return
  • Racial/Ethnic Gaps
    • Six-Year Graduation Rates at Four-Year Institutions - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities
    • Undergraduate Credentials Awarded per 100 Full-Time Equivalent Students - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities
    • Percent of Adults with a High School Diploma - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities
    • Percent of Adults with an Associates Degree or Higher - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities
    • Percent of Adults with a Bachelors Degree or Higher - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities
    • Median Annual Earnings by Degree Level Attained - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities
  • Demographic Projections
    • High School Graduate Projections
    • Population Projections
  • Educational Needs Index
    • Overall Educational Needs Index
    • Education Factor
    • Economic Factor
    • Population Factor

Also See

• What's New?
• Educational Needs Index
• Measuring Up: The National Report Card on Higher Education

Preparation for College:
Public High School Graduation Rates

Download as: Tab-Delimited TextMS Excel Cohort Survival Rate (%) Fall 2001 9th Graders 2004-05 High School Graduates Alabama 61.4 61038 37453 Alaska 58.9 11734 6909 Arizona 81.6 72859 59436 Arkansas 74.2 35894 26621 California 71.1 499505 355214 Colorado 71.0 62756 44532 Connecticut 76.2 46621 35515 Delaware 65.4 10602 6934 Florida 53.6 248764 133316 Georgia 55.0 128734 70834 Hawaii 67.4 16036 10813 Idaho 79.1 19923 15768 Illinois 74.4 165529 123215 Indiana 70.2 78945 55444 Iowa 84.3 39818 33547 Kansas 78.6 38621 30355 Kentucky 71.3 53583 38202 Louisiana 63.0 57164 36009 Maine 78.3 16689 13073 Maryland 73.9 73300 54170 Massachusetts 74.2 80394 59665 Michigan 69.7 145651 101582 Minnesota 84.5 69032 58337 Mississippi 61.1 38498 23523 Missouri 77.0 75156 57841 Montana 79.0 13004 10270 Nebraska 83.6 23855 19939 Nevada 49.1 32086 15740 New Hampshire 78.0 17646 13771 New Jersey 87.6 98784 86488 New Mexico 60.2 28816 17353 New York 62.4 245540 153203 North Carolina 65.7 114236 75010 North Dakota 84.8 8906 7552 Ohio 74.9 155727 116695 Oklahoma 73.9 49034 36225 Oregon 72.3 45067 32602 Pennsylvania 78.0 159919 124701 Rhode Island 73.0 13538 9881 South Carolina 52.0 64279 33439 South Dakota 80.8 10629 8584 Tennessee 64.5 74322 47947 Texas 65.3 366895 239701 Utah 86.4 35029 30249 Vermont 83.2 8595 7152 Virginia 73.2 100599 73667 Washington 70.5 86396 60894 West Virginia 73.4 23328 17128 Wisconsin 81.3 77802 63229 Wyoming 75.5 7443 5616 Nation 68.8 4012333 2760672  Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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