The public high school graduation rate for the United States, including the 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years. The figures were calculated using the 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate.
To determine that rate, the number of graduates in a given year is divided by the number of students who enrolled four years earlier. Adjustments are made for transfers.
| Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate | ||
| State | 2011-2012 | 2012-2013 |
| United States | 80 | 81 |
| Alabama | 75 | 80 |
| Alaska | 70 | 72 |
| Arizona | 76 | 75 |
| Arkansas | 84 | 85 |
| California | 79 | 80 |
| Colorado | 75 | 77 |
| Connecticut | 85 | 86 |
| Delaware | 80 | 80 |
| District of Columbia | 59 | 62 |
| Florida | 75 | 76 |
| Georgia | 70 | 72 |
| Hawaii | 81 | 82 |
| Idaho | – | – |
| Illinois | 82 | 83 |
| Indiana | 86 | 87 |
| Iowa | 89 | 90 |
| Kansas | 85 | 86 |
| Kentucky | – | 86 |
| Louisiana | 72 | 74 |
| Maine | 85 | 86 |
| Maryland | 84 | 85 |
| Massachusetts | 85 | 85 |
| Michigan | 76 | 77 |
| Minnesota | 78 | 80 |
| Mississippi | 75 | 76 |
| Missouri | 84 | 86 |
| Montana | 84 | 84 |
| Nebraska | 88 | 88 |
| Nevada | 63 | 71 |
| New Hampshire | 86 | 87 |
| New Jersey | 86 | 88 |
| New Mexico | 70 | 70 |
| New York | 77 | 77 |
| North Carolina | 80 | 83 |
| North Dakota | 87 | 88 |
| Ohio | 81 | 82 |
| Oklahoma | – | 85 |
| Oregon | 68 | 69 |
| Pennsylvania | 84 | 86 |
| Rhode Island | 77 | 80 |
| South Carolina | 75 | 78 |
| South Dakota | 83 | 83 |
| Tennessee | 87 | 86 |
| Texas | 88 | 88 |
| Utah | 80 | 83 |
| Vermont | 88 | 87 |
| Virginia | 83 | 84 |
| Washington | 77 | 76 |
| West Virginia | 79 | 81 |
| Wisconsin | 88 | 88 |
| Wyoming | 79 | 77 |
Note: Some data was not available for Idaho, Kentucky and Oklahoma.
Source: Education Department
