High School graduation rates by race and ethnicity in Maine
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Why This Indicator Matters
What the data shows
Nationally, the 2016-2017 rate of graduation was 72% for American Indian, 78% for Black/African -American, 80% for Hispanic, 89% for White, and 91% for Asian students. Maine's high school graduation rate in 2019 was within 2 percentage points of these national rates for Black/African American, Hispanic and White and Maine exceeded national averages for American Indian and Asian.
In 2019, the only racial groups with below an 80% high school graduation rate in Maine was American Indian at 78.5%.
Definitions:
The percent of youth who graduate in 4 years from public schools and 60% publicly funded private schools. Race & ethnicity is self reported at each high school and is compiled at the state level.
The numerator is the number of students of a particular race who graduated from high school in 4 years and the denominator is the number of students who started high school 4 years earlier.
Data Source:
Data Source: Maine Department of Education Summary Tables
Maine Dept. of Education Data Warehouse
Source for national statistics: 4-yr graduation rates Ed Week Grad Rates By State
Footnotes:
This data looks at a cohort of students who began ninth grade 4 years prior to see if they graduated within 4 years.
Updated June 2020.