How is Your State Doing?

• Educational Attainment
  • Education Levels of the Population
    • Educational Attainment by Degree-Level and Age-Group (American Community Survey) *
    • Educational Attainment by Degree-Level and Age-Group (Decennial Census) *
  • College Credentials Awarded
    • Annual Change in College Credentials Awarded
• College Access
  • Preparation for College
    • Advanced Placement Exams
    • High ACT/SAT Scores Per 1,000 High School Graduates
    • Public High School Graduation Rates
  • College Participation Rates
    • 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 to 49 Year Olds Enrolled in College
    • Import/Export Ratio of College-Going Students
  • Adult Learners
    • 25 to 49 Year Olds Enrolled in College
    • Percent of Adults Who Speak English Poorly or Not at All
    • GEDs Produced per 1,000 Adults with No High School Diploma
    • Undereducated Adults Not Earning a Living Wage
• College Affordability
  • Net Cost of Attendance
    • Percent of Family Income Needed to Pay for College - by Type of Institution
  • Loan Borrowing
    • Average Loan Amount Students Borrow Each Year
  • Pell Grant
    • State Grant Aid Targeted to Low-Income Families as a Percent of Federal Pell Grant Aid
• Persistence and Completion
  • First-Year Retention
    • Retention Rates - First-Time College Freshmen Returning Their Second Year
  • Graduation
    • Graduation Rates
  • Student Pipeline
    • Student Pipeline - Transition and Completion Rates from 9th Grade to College
• Efficiency and Effectiveness
  • Certificate and Degree Production
    • Credentials and Degrees Awarded per 100 FTE
    • Credentials and Degrees Awarded per 1,000 Residents
  • Cost per Degree
    • Credentials and Degrees Awarded per Revenues
    • Credentials and Degrees Awarded per Expenditures
• Higher Education Finance
  • Revenues and Support
    • Diagram - Understanding Higher Education Finance
    • State and Local Support Per Full-Time Student
    • Family Share of Public Higher Education Operating Revenues
    • Net Tuition and Fees per Full-Time Student
    • State and Local Support for Higher Education Per $1,000 of Personal Income
    • State and Local Support for Higher Education Per Capita
    • State Higher Education Priority
    • Total Educational Revenues Per Full-Time Student
  • State Tax Capacity
    • State Tax Capacity
    • State Tax Effort - Effective Tax Rate
• Workforce Conditions
  • Wages and Earnings
    • Diagram - Employment and the Workforce
    • Increase in Earnings for Associate Degrees
    • Increase in Earnings for Bachelor's Degrees
  • Employment Field
    • 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 *
  • Labor Demand
    • Net Migration by State, Age-Group, and Degree-Level
    • Migration Rates by State, Age-Group, and Degree-Level
    • Percent of the Civilian Population Participating in the Labor Force *
    • Unemployment Rates *
• Economic Conditions
  • Income
    • Per Capita Personal Income *
    • Median Family Income *
    • Median Household Income *
  • Poverty
    • Children in Poverty *
    • Families in Poverty *
  • R&D Expenditures
    • Research and Development Expenditures
  • State New Economy Index
    • State New Economy Index

Preparation for College:
Public High School Graduation Rates

Download as: Tab-Delimited TextMS Excel Cohort Survival Rate % Fall 2005-06 9th Graders 2008-09 High School Graduates Alabama 64.5 65192 42033 Alaska 70.2 11405 8008 Arizona 63.0 99040 62374 Arkansas 72.0 38952 28057 California 68.1 546914 372310 Colorado 74.4 63818 47459 Connecticut 71.3 49070 34968 Delaware 67.4 11638 7839 Florida 61.1 245587 150066 Georgia 59.3 145243 86163 Hawaii 67.0 17167 11508 Idaho 77.9 21564 16807 Illinois 72.4 179703 130094 Indiana 70.4 88563 62312 Iowa 82.6 41059 33926 Kansas 77.5 38340 29702 Kentucky 71.7 57759 41390 Louisiana 67.1 53087 35622 Maine 87.6 16088 14093 Maryland 73.1 79788 58304 Massachusetts 78.8 82861 65258 Michigan 71.1 157709 112084 Minnesota 86.2 69317 59729 Mississippi 59.5 41191 24505 Missouri 78.2 80473 62969 Montana 78.9 12778 10077 Nebraska 78.2 24953 19501 Nevada 50.5 39421 19904 New Hampshire 80.8 18269 14757 New Jersey 86.4 110035 95085 New Mexico 59.7 30026 17931 New York 70.1 257444 180594 North Carolina 66.1 128333 84847 North Dakota 85.2 8484 7232 Ohio 72.2 165999 119883 Oklahoma 74.3 50065 37219 Oregon 73.5 46257 34022 Pennsylvania 79.1 164602 130242 Rhode Island 70.7 14193 10028 South Carolina 58.8 66201 38933 South Dakota 78.8 10314 8123 Tennessee 74.2 81397 60368 Texas 66.9 394739 264275 Utah 78.6 38628 30358 Vermont 86.6 8327 7209 Virginia 71.3 110021 78409 Washington 68.7 90091 61932 West Virginia 71.6 24694 17690 Wisconsin 85.3 76674 65410 Wyoming 73.2 7509 5493 Nation 70.5 4280982 3017102  Source: NCES Common Core Data