Status: Improving
Most Recent Data:
86.6
percent
(2021-22)
Target:
90.7
percent
Desired Direction:
Increase desired
Baseline:
84.1
percent of students attending public schools graduated with a regular diploma 4 years after starting 9th grade in school year 2015-16
Increase the proportion of students who graduate with a regular diploma 4 years after starting 9th grade
Data Source: Common Core of Data (CCD), ED/NCES
Summary
There’s a strong connection between education and health—for example, higher levels of education are linked to a lower risk of death later in life. But many high school students don’t graduate, and graduation rates are lower in some racial/ethnic groups. Programs including vocational training, alternative schools, social-emotional skills training, and counseling can help more students graduate from high school.
Topics: Adolescents , Children, Education Access and Quality, Schools
Workgroup: Adolescent Health Workgroup
