States with the highest graduation rates
High school graduation in these states far outpace the national average.
It's high school graduation time, and the number of high schoolers finishing their education is at its highest level since 1976, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Here are the 25 states with the highest numbers.
It's high school graduation time, and the number of high schoolers finishing their education is at its highest level since 1976, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Here are the 25 states with the highest numbers.
23. Texas -- 78.9 percent
22. Colorado -- 79.8 percent
21. Kentucky -- 79.9 percent
20. Wyoming -- 80.3 percent
19. Tennessee -- 80.4 percent
17. Virginia -- 81.2 percent
16. Ohio -- 81.4 percent
15. South Dakota -- 81.8 percent
14. (tie) Illinois -- 81.9 percent
14. (tie) Montana -- 81.9 percent
12. Maryland -- 82.2 percent
11. Massachusetts -- 82.6 percent
13. Maine -- 82.8 percent
12. Missouri -- 83.7 percent
11. Nebraska -- 83.8 percent
10. Idaho -- 84 percent
9. Pennsylvania -- 84.1 percent
8. Kansas -- 84.5 percent
7. New Hampshire -- 86.3 percent
6. New Jersey -- 87.2 percent
5. Iowa -- 87.9 percent
4. Minnesota -- 88.2 percent
3. North Dakota -- 88.4 percent
2. Wisconsin -- 91.1 percent
1. Vermont -- 91.4 percent
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