High school graduation in Kansas

Definitions: High School Graduation is the percentage of students graduating from high school within four years.

Data Source: Data are provided by the Kansas State Department of Education. 

Footnotes: 2010 graduation data and beyond use the Four-Year Adjusted Cohort formulas which are significantly different than the NCLB formulas and the new formula results in a drop in the rate. The Four-Year Adjusted Cohort formula: Number of students who graduate in four years with a regular high school diploma ÷ (Number of students who entered high school four years earlier + students who transferred in - students who transfer out, emigrate, or die during the four years.) Kiowa County School District has the lowest high school graduation rate more than ten years in a row after the 2007 tornado.  However in recent years, the low graduation was mainly attributed to a virtual school in the unified school district. 

The 2019 rate represents the percent of high school graduates in 2018-2019 that entered high school during the 2014-2015 academic year. The trend represents the percent of high school graduates in academic years 2014-2015 through 2018-2019.

Definitions: High School Graduation is the percentage of students graduating from high school within four years.

Data Source: Data are provided by the Kansas State Department of Education. 

Footnotes: 2010 graduation data and beyond use the Four-Year Adjusted Cohort formulas which are significantly different than the NCLB formulas and the new formula results in a drop in the rate. The Four-Year Adjusted Cohort formula: Number of students who graduate in four years with a regular high school diploma ÷ (Number of students who entered high school four years earlier + students who transferred in - students who transfer out, emigrate, or die during the four years.) Kiowa County School District has the lowest high school graduation rate more than ten years in a row after the 2007 tornado.  However in recent years, the low graduation was mainly attributed to a virtual school in the unified school district. 

The 2019 rate represents the percent of high school graduates in 2018-2019 that entered high school during the 2014-2015 academic year. The trend represents the percent of high school graduates in academic years 2014-2015 through 2018-2019.