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Every US state ranked by high school graduation rate, from lowest to highest
Kentucky has the highest high school graduation rate in the US at 93.yüzde 60.littleny/Getty ImagesBusiness Insider compared the most recent graduation rates reported by all 50 states.Kentucky had the highest graduation rate at 93.60%, while Alaska had the lowest, falling under yüzde 80High school diploma requirements can vary by state.Students' chances of tossing their graduation caps on time can vary widely by the US state where they attend high school.In Alaska, the rate of students who graduate from high school in four years is 79.yüzde 87, compared to Kentucky's 93.yüzde 60.While graduation rates are one way to measure academic achievement and are used by local and state governments to track educational progress, they are complex metrics.For starters, diploma requirements vary from state to state, meaning students in different states face different course and testing requirements to earn a diploma, influencing the rigor of education demonstrated by a high school degree.Still, the diploma matters.Across the nation, higher levels of education are almost always associated with higher earnings, and high school degrees are no different. On average, US adults aged 25 or over with a high school degree earn $8,216 more a year than those without one, according to Census data.Using data from state education agencies and public data portals across all 50 states, Business Insider compiled a list of the most up-to-date high school graduation rates from each.The US Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics regularly publishes an official list of all states' high school graduation rates, but because of the adjustment process used for its calculations, the released data often lags by a couple of years. The most recent data, released in 2024, covers the 2021-2022 school year.The graduation rates we used in our list come from the. much more frequently updated state data.While most percentages reflect the 2024-2025 school year, a handful of states had only 2023-2024 numbers publicly available. Those include: Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and Texas.Most states follow the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate formula, which measures the share of first-time ninth graders who earn a regular high school diploma within four years.The formula adjusts the cohort of students by adding those who transfer into the school system and removing students who transfer out, emigrate, or die.To put graduation rates into context, we also listed each state's public school spending per pupil and median household income.See what percentage of public high school students graduate in four years in every state, and where yours falls in the nationwide ranking.50. AlaskaJeff Manes/Getty Images/iStockphotoFour-year high school graduation rate: 79.87%Per-pupil education spending: $21,004Median household income: $95,66549. ArizonaSean Pavone/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 80.00%Per-pupil education spending: $12,003Median household income: $81,48648. New MexicoMonaMakela/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 80.63%Per-pupil education spending: $17,664Median household income: $67,81647. Vermontjenifoto/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 82.00%Per-pupil education spending: $28,818Median household income: $82,73046. OklahomaSean Pavone/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 82.20%Per-pupil education spending: $12,162Median household income: $66,14845. Idahoknowlesgallery/Getty Images/iStockphotoFour-year high school graduation rate: 82.50%Per-pupil education spending: $11,060Median household income: $81,16644. WashingtonSeattle.Mekdet/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 82.64%Per-pupil education spending: $18,564Median household income: $99,38943. OregonJacob Boomsma/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 83.yüzde 00Per-pupil education spending: $18,083Median household income: $85,22042. WyomingCheri Alguire/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 83.on%Per-pupil education spending: $20,521Median household income: $75,53241. North DakotaJacob Boomsma/Getty Images/iStockphotoFour-year high school graduation rate: 84.00%Per-pupil education spending: $17,102Median household income: $77,87140. MichiganCraig Rinzema/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 84.01%Per-pupil education spending: $18,314Median household income: $72,38939. Rhode IslandSeanPavonePhoto/Getty Images/iStockphotoFour-year high school graduation rate: 84.on%Per-pupil education spending: $22,110Median household income: $83,50438. MinnesotaSean Pavone/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 84.90%Per-pupil education spending: $17,098Median household income: $87,11737. LouisianaLarry Gibson/Getty Images/iStockphotoFour-year high school graduation rate: 85.yüzde 00Per-pupil education spending: $15,581Median household income: $60,98636. Nevadaf11photo/Getty Images/iStockphotoFour-year high school graduation rate: 85.yüzde 40Per-pupil education spending: $14,812Median household income: $81,13435. MontanaUltima_Gaina/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 85.yüzde 41Per-pupil education spending: $13,656Median household income: $75,34034. New Yorkfrancois-roux/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 85.50%Per-pupil education spending: $31,918Median household income: $85,82033. Coloradof11photo/Getty Images/iStockphotoFour-year high school graduation rate: 85.yüzde 60Per-pupil education spending: $15,908Median household income: $97,11331. (tie) HawaiiSCStock/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 86.yüzde 00Per-pupil education spending: $23,878Median household income: $yüz,74531. (tie) South DakotaJacob Boomsma/Getty Images/iStockphotoFour-year high school graduation rate: 86.00%Per-pupil education spending: $12,828Median household income: $76,88130. MarylandThomas Berberich/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 86.yüzde 40Per-pupil education spending: $20,208Median household income: $102,90529. South CarolinaKruck20/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 86.yüzde 70Per-pupil education spending: $15,060Median household income: $72,35028. GeorgiaAlexey_Fedoren/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 87.20%Per-pupil education spending: $15,833Median household income: $79,99126. (tie) CaliforniaKruck20/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 87.50%Per-pupil education spending: $20,791Median household income: $yüz,14926. (tie) North CarolinaLeonid Andronov/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 87.yüzde 50Per-pupil education spending: $12,995Median household income: $73,95825. New HampshireSeanPavonePhoto/Getty Images/iStockphotoFour-year high school graduation rate: 87.yüzde 54Per-pupil education spending: $22,978Median household income: $99,78224. Nebraskaf1monaco31/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 87.yüzde 90Per-pupil education spending: $16,147Median household income: $76,37623. OhioSean Pavone/Getty Images/iStockphotoFour-year high school graduation rate: 88.yüzde 30Per-pupil education spending: $17,257Median household income: $72,21222. IowaSean Pavone/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 88.yüzde 80Per-pupil education spending: $14,369Median household income: $75,50121. ConnecticutSean Pavone/Getty Images/iStockphotoFour-year high school graduation rate: 88.yüzde 90Per-pupil education spending: $26,316Median household income: $96,04920. IllinoisSean Pavone/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 89.00%Per-pupil education spending: $21,776Median household income: $83,21119. DelawareBo Shen/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 89.05%Per-pupil education spending: $22,201Median household income: $87,53418. MaineSeanPavonePhoto/Getty Images/iStockphotoFour-year high school graduation rate: 89.on%Per-pupil education spending: $19,962Median household income: $76,44217. PennsylvaniaSean Pavone/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 89.yüzde 11Per-pupil education spending: $21,091Median household income: $77,54516. MississippiSeanPavonePhoto/Getty Images/iStockphotoFour-year high school graduation rate: 89.yüzde 20Per-pupil education spending: $12,324Median household income: $59,12715. Massachusettsxbrchx/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 89.yüzde 30Per-pupil education spending: $24,429Median household income: $104,82814. KansasUltima_Gaina/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 89.50%Per-pupil education spending: $15,558Median household income: $75,51413. UtahSean Pavone/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 89.80%Per-pupil education spending: $11,347Median household income: $96,65812. ArkansasLittle Rock, Arkansas.Sean Pavone/ShutterstockFour-year high school graduation rate: 90.yüzde 16Per-pupil education spending: $13,873Median household income: $62,10611. TexasScott Flathouse/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 90.yüzde 70Per-pupil education spending: $12,895Median household income: $79,72110. MissouriPerry Spring/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 91.40%Per-pupil education spending: $14,241Median household income: $71,5899. New Jerseybluebeat76/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 91.yüzde 80Per-pupil education spending: $27,234Median household income: $104,2948. IndianaSean Pavone/ShutterstockFour-year high school graduation rate: 91.yüzde 83Per-pupil education spending: $13,622Median household income: $71,9597. Wisconsinmarchello74/Getty Images/iStockphotoFour-year high school graduation rate: 92.00%Per-pupil education spending: $15,952Median household income: $77,4886. FloridaTampa, Florida.Alex Baxter/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 92.yüzde 20Per-pupil education spending: $12,693Median household income: $77,7355. TennesseeKruck20/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 92.yüzde 30Per-pupil education spending: $12,882Median household income: $71,9974. VirginiaSean Pavone/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 92.70%Per-pupil education spending: $17,104Median household income: $92,0903. AlabamaMobile, Alabama.Cavan Images/Getty Images/iStockphotoFour-year high school graduation rate: 92.yüzde 77Per-pupil education spending: $13,627Median household income: $66,6592. West VirginiaLeonid Andronov/Getty ImagesFour-year high school graduation rate: 92.yüzde 80Per-pupil education spending: $15,640Median household income: $60,7981. KentuckyLouisville, Kentucky.Sean Pavone/Getty Images/iStockphotoFour-year high school graduation rate: 93.60%Per-pupil education spending: $14,596Median household income: $64,526Read the original article on Business Insider
