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Avg high school freshman graduation rate

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North Carolina

High School Graduation

Averaged freshman graduation rate for public secondary schools

What does this mean?

The high school graduation rate is the percent of public high school students who graduated in four years or less.

Why does this matter?

High School Graduation Rates provide an indicator of the capacity of the labor force, present and future.

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North Carolina Ranking

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* Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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High School Graduation

State	2000-01	2001-01	2003-01	2004-01	2005-01	2006-01	2007-01	2008-01	2009-01	2010-01	2011-01	2012-01	2013-01	2014-01	2015-01	2016-01	2017-01	2018-01
Alabama	64.10	63.70	64.70	65.00	65.90	66.20	67.10	69.00	69.90	71.80	76.10	75.10	74.20	86.30	89.30	87.10	89.30	90.00
Alaska	66.70	68.00	68.00	67.20	64.10	66.50	69.00	69.10	72.60	75.50	77.90	78.60	79.90	71.10	75.60	76.10	78.20	78.50
Arizona	63.60	74.20	75.90	66.80	84.70	70.50	69.60	70.70	72.50	74.70	78.90	77.30	76.50	75.70	77.40	79.50	78.00	78.70
Arkansas	74.60	73.90	76.60	76.80	75.70	80.40	74.40	76.40	74.00	75.00	77.00	78.10	80.10	86.90	84.90	87.00	88.00	89.20
California	71.70	71.60	74.10	73.90	74.60	69.20	70.70	71.20	71.00	78.20	79.70	81.70	83.60	81.00	82.00	83.00	82.70	83.00
Colorado	74.10	73.20	76.40	78.70	76.70	75.50	76.60	75.40	77.60	79.80	82.00	82.30	83.30	77.30	77.30	78.90	79.10	80.80
Connecticut	81.90	77.50	80.90	80.70	80.90	80.90	81.80	82.20	75.40	75.10	84.70	86.10	87.40	87.00	87.20	87.40	87.90	88.40
Delaware	66.80	71.00	73.00	72.90	73.00	76.30	71.90	72.10	73.70	75.50	76.10	77.10	77.00	87.00	85.60	85.50	86.90	86.90
District of Columbia	54.50	60.20	59.60	68.20	66.30	65.40	54.80	56.00	62.40	59.90	64.90	70.80	77.70	61.40	68.50	69.20	73.20	68.50
Florida	61.00	61.20	66.70	66.40	64.60	63.60	65.00	66.90	68.90	70.80	72.00	74.70	75.80	76.10	77.90	80.70	82.30	86.30
Georgia	59.70	58.70	60.80	61.20	61.70	62.40	64.10	65.40	67.80	69.90	69.60	69.60	70.50	72.50	78.80	79.40	80.60	81.60
Hawaii	70.90	68.30	71.30	72.60	75.10	75.50	75.40	76.00	75.30	75.40	73.70	77.90	78.00	81.80	81.60	82.70	82.70	84.50
Idaho	79.40	79.60	81.40	81.50	81.00	80.50	80.40	80.10	80.60	84.00	83.20	83.90	82.10	77.30	78.90	79.70	79.70	80.70
Illinois	76.30	75.60	75.90	80.30	79.40	79.70	79.50	80.40	77.70	81.90	80.00	82.10	82.70	86.00	85.60	85.50	87.00	86.50
Indiana	71.80	72.10	75.50	73.50	73.20	73.30	73.90	74.10	75.20	77.20	79.90	80.00	81.00	87.90	87.10	86.80	83.80	88.10
Iowa	83.10	82.80	85.30	85.80	86.60	86.90	86.50	86.40	85.70	87.90	89.00	89.30	89.40	90.50	90.80	91.30	91.00	91.40
Kansas	77.10	76.50	76.90	77.90	79.20	77.50	78.80	79.00	80.20	84.50	86.50	88.30	88.40	85.70	85.70	85.70	86.50	87.20
Kentucky	69.70	69.80	71.70	73.00	75.90	77.20	76.40	74.40	77.60	79.90	80.90	81.90	83.10	87.50	88.00	88.60	89.70	90.30
Louisiana	62.20	63.70	64.10	69.40	63.90	59.50	61.30	63.50	67.30	68.80	71.20	71.90	72.70	74.60	77.50	78.60	78.10	81.40
Maine	75.90	76.40	76.30	77.60	78.60	76.30	78.50	79.10	79.90	82.80	85.70	86.70	87.50	86.50	87.50	87.00	86.90	86.70
Maryland	77.60	78.70	79.20	79.50	79.30	79.90	80.00	80.40	80.10	82.20	83.80	84.50	85.60	86.40	87.00	87.60	87.70	87.10
Massachusetts	78.00	78.90	75.70	79.30	78.70	79.50	80.80	81.50	83.30	82.60	85.40	86.50	88.40	86.10	87.30	87.50	88.30	87.80
Michigan	75.30	75.40	74.00	72.50	73.00	72.20	77.00	76.30	75.30	75.90	74.70	77.50	78.30	78.60	79.80	79.70	80.20	80.60
Minnesota	84.90	83.60	84.80	84.70	85.90	86.20	86.50	86.40	87.40	88.20	89.20	88.40	91.00	81.20	81.90	82.20	82.70	83.20
Mississippi	59.40	59.70	62.70	62.70	63.30	63.50	63.50	63.90	62.00	63.80	68.50	67.30	68.40	77.60	75.40	82.30	83.00	84.00
Missouri	76.30	75.50	78.30	80.40	80.60	81.00	81.90	82.40	83.10	83.70	84.70	85.90	86.60	87.30	87.80	89.00	88.30	89.20
Montana	80.80	80.00	81.00	80.40	81.50	81.90	81.50	82.00	82.00	81.90	83.70	85.70	84.70	85.40	86.00	85.60	85.80	86.40
Nebraska	85.70	83.80	85.20	87.60	87.80	87.00	86.30	83.80	82.90	83.80	89.80	92.70	93.30	89.70	88.90	89.30	89.10	88.70
Nevada	69.70	70.00	72.30	57.40	55.80	55.80	54.20	56.30	56.30	57.80	58.70	59.50	67.50	70.00	71.30	73.60	80.90	83.20
New Hampshire	76.10	77.80	78.20	78.70	80.10	81.10	81.70	83.30	84.30	86.30	86.60	87.00	87.30	88.10	88.10	88.20	88.90	88.80
New Jersey	83.60	85.40	87.00	86.30	85.10	84.80	84.40	84.60	85.30	87.20	86.60	86.40	89.10	88.60	89.70	90.10	90.50	90.90
New Mexico	64.70	65.90	63.10	67.00	65.40	67.30	59.10	66.80	64.80	67.30	70.70	74.30	71.60	68.50	68.60	71.00	71.10	73.90
New York	61.80	61.50	60.90	60.90	65.30	67.40	68.90	70.90	73.50	76.00	77.60	77.10	78.50	77.80	79.20	80.40	81.80	82.30
North Carolina	65.80	66.50	70.10	71.40	72.60	71.80	68.60	72.80	75.10	76.90	76.80	78.70	80.50	83.90	85.60	85.90	86.60	86.30
North Dakota	86.00	85.40	86.40	86.10	86.30	82.20	83.10	83.80	87.40	88.40	90.20	91.10	91.40	87.20	86.60	87.50	87.20	88.10
Ohio	75.20	76.50	79.00	81.30	80.20	79.20	78.70	79.00	79.60	81.40	82.30	83.90	84.90	81.80	80.70	83.50	84.20	82.10
Oklahoma	75.80	75.80	76.00	77.00	76.90	77.80	77.80	78.00	77.30	78.50	79.90	79.30	79.40	82.70	82.50	81.60	82.60	81.80
Oregon	69.60	68.30	73.70	74.20	74.20	73.00	73.80	76.70	76.50	76.30	78.10	78.00	76.80	72.00	73.80	74.80	76.70	78.70
Pennsylvania	78.70	79.00	81.70	82.20	82.50	83.50	83.00	82.70	80.50	84.10	85.80	88.30	88.40	85.30	84.80	86.10	86.60	85.90
Rhode Island	72.80	73.50	77.70	75.90	78.40	77.80	78.40	76.40	75.30	76.40	76.60	77.10	79.00	80.80	83.20	82.80	84.10	84.00
South Carolina	58.60	56.50	59.70	60.60	60.10	61.00	58.90	62.20	66.00	68.20	69.00	71.60	74.20	80.10	80.30	82.60	83.60	81.00
South Dakota	77.60	77.40	83.00	83.70	82.30	84.50	82.50	84.40	81.70	81.80	81.60	83.10	83.80	82.70	83.90	83.90	83.70	84.10
Tennessee	59.50	59.00	63.40	66.10	68.50	70.70	72.60	74.90	77.40	80.40	81.10	83.60	82.40	87.20	87.90	88.50	89.80	90.00
Texas	71.00	70.80	75.50	76.70	74.00	72.50	71.90	73.10	75.40	78.90	81.40	83.00	83.60	88.30	89.00	89.10	89.70	90.00
Utah	82.50	81.60	80.20	83.00	84.40	78.60	76.60	74.30	79.40	78.60	78.50	77.60	81.60	83.90	84.80	85.20	86.00	87.00
Vermont	81.00	80.20	83.60	85.40	86.50	82.30	88.50	89.30	89.60	91.40	92.70	91.90	89.30	87.80	87.70	87.70	89.10	85.10
Virginia	76.90	77.50	80.60	79.30	79.60	74.50	75.50	77.00	78.40	81.20	82.70	83.90	84.80	85.30	85.70	86.70	86.90	87.50
Washington	73.70	69.20	74.20	74.60	75.00	72.90	74.80	71.90	73.70	77.20	79.00	79.20	80.40	78.20	78.20	79.70	79.40	86.70
West Virginia	76.70	75.90	75.70	76.90	77.30	76.90	78.20	77.30	77.00	78.30	78.10	80.30	81.50	84.50	86.50	89.80	89.40	90.20
Wisconsin	82.70	83.30	85.80	85.80	86.70	87.50	88.50	89.60	90.70	91.10	92.20	92.20	93.00	88.60	88.40	88.20	88.60	89.70
Wyoming	76.30	73.40	73.90	76.00	76.70	76.10	75.80	76.00	75.20	80.30	80.40	80.20	82.50	78.60	79.30	80.00	86.20	81.70
U.S. Average	72.93	73.02	74.86	75.35	75.79	75.17	75.07	75.79	76.51	78.33	79.91	80.96	81.94	82.05	82.88	83.72	84.52	84.99