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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Increase the proportion of high school students who graduate in 4 years — AH‑08 Data

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

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Students graduating from high school within 4 years of starting 9th grade, 2015-16 to 2021-22
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22
Total
84.1
84.6
85.3
85.8
86.5
86.1
86.6