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.

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