High School Graduation Rates 2001-2002

High School Graduation Rates 2001-2002

State % of 9th-Graders
who graduate in 4 years		 Rank
New Jersey 89.8 1
North Dakota 83.7 2
Iowa 82.9 3
Utah 82.5 3
Minnesota 82.3 5
Nebraska 80.0 6
Wisconsin 79.0 7
Vermont 78.6 8
South Dakota 77.8 9
Montana 77.3 10
Idaho 77.2 10
Pennsylvania 77.1 10
Maine 75.7 13
Kansas 75.2 14
New Hampshire 75.2 14
Connecticut 74.9 14
Arkansas 74.2 17
Maryland 74.1 18
Massachusetts 74.0 18
Virginia 73.7 18
Missouri 73.6 18
Oklahoma 73.2 22
Wyoming 72.7 23
Ohio 72.3 23
Illinois 72.2 23
Rhode Island 72.0 26
Michigan 71.5 26
Nevada 70.2 29
Colorado 70.0 30
Arizona 69.9 30
California 69.6 30
Oregon 68.8 33
Indiana 68.6 34
Washington 68.5 34
Kentucky 64.9 36
Hawaii 64.8 36
Texas 64.2 38
New York 62.1 39
Delaware 62.0 39
New Mexico 61.5 41
Alaska 60.7 42
North Carolina 60.6 42
Louisiana 59.2 44
Mississippi 59.1 45
Alabama 57.2 46
Tennessee 56.7 47
Florida 55.7 48
Georgia 53.6 49
South Carolina 49.2 50
United States 68.3
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