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Map of 4-Year Graduation Rate by US State

As of 2018-19, 4-year graduation rate ranges from 70.0% in District of Columbia to 92.3% in West Virginia across US states, with a median of 86.4% among the 49 states with data. Source: NCES EDFacts via Urban Institute.

Share of students who graduate high school within four years of starting 9th grade.

Data updated 2018 - Source: NCES EDFacts via Urban Institute

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Choropleth map of 4-Year Graduation Rate across US states (2018-19), by hearthmap
4-Year Graduation Rate by US state. Source: NCES EDFacts via Urban Institute.

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education

Native level

Town

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Percentage

Vintage

2018-19

States ranked by 4-year graduation rate

49 states with data (2018-19). Top 10 highest and bottom 10 lowest.

Top 10 states by 4-year graduation rate
RankStateValue
1West Virginia92.3%
2Indiana91.7%
3Kentucky91.5%
4Iowa91.3%
5Alabama90.6%
6Tennessee90.5%
7Florida90.2%
8Missouri90.1%
9New Jersey90.1%
10Wisconsin89.6%
Bottom 10 states by 4-year graduation rate
RankStateValue
49District of Columbia70.0%
48New Mexico78.6%
47Alaska81.0%
46Vermont82.0%
45Wyoming82.0%
44Colorado82.7%
43Rhode Island83.3%
42Nevada83.4%
41Oklahoma83.8%
40Oregon83.8%

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hearthmap renders 4-year graduation rate as a choropleth map of the United States. Zoom in to see town values shaded against the rest of the country, and click any region to see its exact value with margin of error.

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Source: NCES EDFacts via Urban Institute · 2018-19

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