High School graduation rates by race and ethnicity in Maine
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Why This Indicator Matters
What the data shows
The 2021 Maine high school graduation rates within 4 years declined from 87.4% to 86.1%, the lowest rate since 2016. In 2022, the state rate was identical. However, in 2022, The Black/African American student rate improved from 75.9% to 81.2%. Students of two or more races also improved from 81.7% to 84.4%.
Comparing Maine to the nation, the latest data is 2019. For the United States, the 2019 rate of graduation was 74.3% for Native American, 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 2019 was higher for Asian at 94.1%, for Native American at 78.5%, and Hispanic at 82.3% and slightly lower for Non-Hispanic white students at 87.9%, and Black/African American at 80.3%.
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. Some students graduate in 5 years and 6 years and this is still a good outcome, but this is not included in the measure. For example, in 2021, 73.1% of American Indian students graduated in 4 years, but 82.4% graduated in 6 years. For Black students in 2021, 75.9% graduated in 4 years, but 87.6% in 5-years.
Updated February 2023.