US High School Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) By State for the 2021-2022 School Year
Updated on January 9, 2026.
Based on data from the US Department of Education, for the 2021-2022 school year, the high school cohort size was 3,776,449, and the adjusted cohort graduation rate was 86.6%.
Among all US states, the following were among the top 5 with the highest high school graduation rates: West Virginia (91.2%), Tennessee (90.4%), Wisconsin (90.3%), Kentucky (90.1%), and Massachusetts (90.1%).
The graduation rate was 76.4% for District of Columbia, and 75% for the Bureau of Indian Education.
The interactive chart below shows the adjusted cohort graduation rate by state. The table below shows the cohort size and the adjusted cohort graduation rate by state.
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Data Source: US Dept. of Education, EdFacts.
US High School Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) By State in 2021-2022
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US High School Cohort Size and Graduation Rate By State in 2021-2022
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| State | Cohort Size | Graduation Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 53869 | 88.2 |
| Alaska | 9406 | 77.8 |
| Arizona | 90404 | 77.3 |
| Arkansas | 35864 | 88.2 |
| California | 497884 | 87 |
| Colorado | 68356 | 82.3 |
| Connecticut | 41027 | 88.9 |
| Delaware | 11037 | 87.8 |
| Florida | 206334 | 87.3 |
| Georgia | 133280 | 84.1 |
| Hawaii | 12927 | 86 |
| Idaho | 24616 | 79.9 |
| Illinois | 151984 | 87.3 |
| Indiana | 78411 | 87.7 |
| Iowa | 36203 | 89.9 |
| Kansas | 36400 | 89.1 |
| Kentucky | 48906 | 90.1 |
| Louisiana | 48889 | 83.1 |
| Maine | 13886 | 86.1 |
| Maryland | 67045 | 86.3 |
| Massachusetts | 73901 | 90.1 |
| Michigan | 117849 | 81 |
| Minnesota | 70119 | 83.6 |
| Mississippi | 32681 | 88.9 |
| Missouri | 66405 | 89.8 |
| Montana | 10864 | 85.8 |
| Nebraska | 24420 | 87.1 |
| Nevada | 36918 | 81.7 |
| New Hampshire | 13585 | 87.7 |
| New Jersey | 106822 | 85.2 |
| New York | 205955 | 86.7 |
| North Carolina | 113481 | 86.4 |
| North Dakota | 8018 | 85.1 |
| Ohio | 134402 | 86.2 |
| Oregon | 46486 | 81.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 137110 | 87 |
| Rhode Island | 11329 | 83.3 |
| South Carolina | 58534 | 83.8 |
| South Dakota | 10148 | 82.1 |
| Tennessee | 71404 | 90.4 |
| Texas | 396228 | 89.7 |
| Utah | 51506 | 88.2 |
| Vermont | 5667 | 82.8 |
| Virginia | 98737 | 89.1 |
| Washington | 84839 | 83.6 |
| West Virginia | 18485 | 91.2 |
| Wisconsin | 65909 | 90.3 |
| Wyoming | 7191 | 81.8 |
| District of Columbia | 4364 | 76.4 |
| Puerto Rico | 24332 | 73.8 |
| Bureau of Indian Education | 2032 | 75 |