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 2002 9th Graders 2005-06 High School Graduates Alabama 61.5 61646 37918 Alaska 62.0 11881 7361 Arizona 67.8 79777 54091 Arkansas 79.1 36395 28790 California 65.8 522108 343515 Colorado 70.4 63076 44424 Connecticut 77.3 46840 36222 Delaware 69.9 10409 7275 Florida 53.9 249877 134686 Georgia 55.9 131543 73498 Hawaii 67.7 16142 10922 Idaho 78.7 20453 16096 Illinois 75.0 169118 126817 Indiana 70.1 82602 57920 Iowa 85.4 39434 33693 Kansas 76.6 38906 29818 Kentucky 71.8 53535 38449 Louisiana 57.5 57823 33275 Maine 76.0 17029 12950 Maryland 74.3 74769 55536 Massachusetts 74.7 82071 61272 Michigan 66.9 153432 102582 Minnesota 85.1 69177 58898 Mississippi 60.9 39138 23848 Missouri 77.2 75685 58417 Montana 79.3 12972 10283 Nebraska 82.2 24032 19764 Nevada 50.5 32598 16455 New Hampshire 78.6 17788 13988 New Jersey 86.3 104310 90049 New Mexico 61.8 28861 17822 New York 64.4 251323 161817 North Carolina 65.2 117724 76710 North Dakota 79.1 9091 7192 Ohio 74.3 157868 117356 Oklahoma 74.7 48886 36497 Oregon 71.2 45504 32394 Pennsylvania 78.9 160814 126926 Rhode Island 72.9 13863 10108 South Carolina 56.5 67563 38141 South Dakota 82.0 10479 8589 Tennessee 66.9 76063 50880 Texas 64.1 375136 240485 Utah 78.9 36050 28457 Vermont 79.9 8486 6779 Virginia 68.3 101866 69597 Washington 68.6 87735 60213 West Virginia 72.7 23051 16763 Wisconsin 81.3 77508 63003 Wyoming 74.6 7411 5527 Nation 68.6 4099848 2814068  Source: Tom Mortenson, Postsecondary Opportunity

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