High School graduation rates by race and ethnicity in Maine
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Why This Indicator Matters
All youth deserve to have access to a quality education. Historically, there have been racial disparities in graduation rates due to many factors, including structural inequality, systemic racism and implicit bias. Students who graduate from high school have higher wages, lower unemployment and are less likely to need public assistance than those who do not graduate. Their long-term physical and mental health is also better if they graduate from high school.
What the data shows
Nationally, the 2019 rate of graduation was 74.3% for American Indian, 79.6% for Black/African -American, 81.7% for Hispanic, 89.4% for White, and 92.6% for Asian students. Maine's high school graduation rate in 2020 was higher for Asian, Black/African American and close to the national rate for Hispanic at 81.9% and slightly lower for Non-Hispanic white students at 87.8%. In 2020, the only racial groups with below an 80% high school graduation rate in Maine was American Indian at 72.1%, a rate which is slightly below the 2019 national average for Native American youth.
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What the data shows
Nationally, the 2019 rate of graduation was 74.3% for American Indian, 79.6% for Black/African -American, 81.7% for Hispanic, 89.4% for White, and 92.6% for Asian students. Maine's high school graduation rate in 2020 was higher for Asian, Black/African American and close to the national rate for Hispanic at 81.9% and slightly lower for Non-Hispanic white students at 87.8%. In 2020, the only racial groups with below an 80% high school graduation rate in Maine was American Indian at 72.1%, a rate which is slightly below the 2019 national average for Native American youth.
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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 Sources:
Maine Dept. of Education Data Warehouse
State Graduation Rates by Race and Ethnicity 2018-2019
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 2021.