Education Working Paper No. 8  February 2005

Table 8: Total High School Graduation Rates by State, 1991–2002 State 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Alabama 69% 68% 63% 59% 60% 58% 58% 60% 57% 60% 61% 58% Alaska 78% 77% 72% 69% 67% 63% 62% 63% 63% 60% 62% 59% Arizona I I I I I I I I I I 70% 70% Arkansas 75% 76% 75% 72% 69% 71% 68% 71% 73% 75% 73% 72% California 62% 66% 67% 68% 67% 68% 69% 68% 68% 67% 68% 67% Colorado 79% 78% 75% 72% 69% 68% 68% 67% 66% 67% 72% 72% Connecticut 80% 82% 83% 81% 79% 78% 79% 79% 78% 79% 77% 79% Delaware 71% 71% 72% 67% 65% 66% 67% 70% 65% 61% 64% 63% Florida 60% 63% 60% 62% 61% 60% 61% 60% 60% 60% 59% 59% Georgia 68% 66% 64% 62% 59% 57% 58% 54% 53% 56% 55% 56% Hawaii 77% 79% 75% 76% 76% 74% 68% 66% 65% 68% 64% 63% Idaho 79% 77% 76% 73% 72% 72% 73% 74% 74% 74% 78% 75% Illinois 79% 80% 79% 76% 75% 76% 77% 78% 76% 76% 74% 74% Indiana 76% 76% 75% 70% 69% 69% 69% 70% 71% 69% 71% 72% Iowa 85% 86% 86% 84% 83% 82% 83% 82% 82% 83% 84% 85% Kansas 81% 79% 79% 77% 76% 73% 73% 72% 72% 73% 77% 78% Kentucky 74% 72% 73% 75% 70% 68% 68% 68% 68% 67% 70% 68% Louisiana 61% 59% 61% 60% 61% 61% 58% 59% 59% 60% 64% 63% Maine 79% 83% 76% 72% 73% 73% 75% 78% 74% 76% 77% 75% Maryland 75% 78% 78% 78% 78% 78% 76% 76% 76% 76% 78% 77% Massachusetts 77% 81% 80% 79% 78% 77% 77% 77% 77% 77% 77% 75% Michigan 73% 74% 72% 72% 71% 71% 73% 74% 74% 76% 77% 78% Minnesota 86% 86% 86% 85% 84% 83% 83% 83% 85% 84% 84% 84% Mississippi 65% 64% 64% 61% 59% 58% 58% 58% 58% 58% 60% 60% Missouri</