Article: Graduation rate is among highest in U.S. In 2005, 78 percent of Minnesota's seniors graduated; a new study showed that rate was ninth in the nation.(NEWS)

Article: County's high school graduation rate tops 90%
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  September 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ......2006 had the highest graduation rate - 98.4 percent - among the county's...a school must have a graduation rate above 80 percent or show meaningful improvement...said. Hempfield's 2006 graduation rate of 97 percent is an improvement of...

Article: Graduation Rate Rises Again To New High
The Culvert Chronicles;  August 21, 2008 ;     700+ words ......in 2005 to 20.4 percent in 2006. The graduation rate among special education...City's formula, the graduation rate rose from 58 percent to 62 percent between...8 percent to 62 percent. Conversely, the graduation rate had been essentially...

Article: GRADUATION RATE: 81 PERCENT OF CLASS OF 2007 GRADUATED IN FOUR YEARS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 22, 2008 ;     507 words ......required to make or surpass a target graduation rate of 55 percent to make AYP. The Board voted 6...to meet or surpass a four-year graduation rate of 60 percent, a five-year graduation rate of 65 percent or show a 2 percentage point increase...

Article: Florida high school graduation rate slips slightly statewide.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL);  December 15, 2006 ;     450 words ......officials said Friday. The graduation rate dropped from 71.9 percent to 71 percent, but that...the states with a 66.7 percent graduation rate, according to the National...64.5 percent to 63.7 percent. The graduation rate for American Indian...

Article: GRADUATION RATE HOLDS IN DENVER; DROPOUTS DROP MOSKOWITZ PREDICTS BIG IMPROVEMENTS BY CENTURY'S END.(Local)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  September 3, 1997 ;     577 words ......disappointed at the 61.5 percent graduation rate, which is less than one...West also improved its graduation rate, from 50 percent to 56 percent. North...81.2 percent from 70.7 percent. The graduation rate exceeded 70 percent at...

Article: Under new formula, graduation rate dips Statewide figures for 2005-06 fall to 74.1 percent.(News)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  September 6, 2007 ;     311 words ......The 2004-2005 statewide graduation rate was 80.1 percent. Under the new formula...Colorado with a 74.6 percent graduation rate, compared with a national...Statewide, the female student graduation rate was 78 percent and the male graduation...

Article: GRADUATION RATE AT 80% FOR 4TH YEAR COLORADO WON'T MEET 2000 DEADLINE TO RAISE THE BAR, LEADERS SAY.(Local)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  April 14, 1998 ;     700+ words ......Colorado's high school graduation rate is stalled at 80 percent for a fourth consecutive...Denver reported a graduation rate of 62.7 percent. Half the district...with the lowest graduation rate in the area - 38.8 percent. The district's...

Article: Illinois graduation rate 77% State ranks 15th; 31% drop out nationally
Chicago Sun-Times;  November 23, 2002 ;     392 words ......Illinois high school graduation rate is pegged at 77 percent, putting the state 15th...came in last with a 55 percent graduation rate, followed by Georgia...Asians led with a 95 percent graduation rate, followed by whites at...

Article: NEW REPORT SHOWS CONTINUED INCREASE IN FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION RATE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 5, 2009 ;     700+ words ......four-year, on-time graduation rate has increased. In all, 81.2 percent of the nearly 77...four-year rate of 80.9 percent. Across the state the graduation rate for African-American...had a four-year graduation rate of 63.6 percent, a 0.5 percentage...

Article: Mayor, Chancellor Announce That Graduation Rate Rises Again to New High
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ......years, the City's graduation rate has risen 5.7 percentage points since 2005...City's four-year graduation rate rose to 52.2 percent in 2007 from 49...The five-year graduation rate rose to 59.5 percent in 2007 from 55...

Article: Athlete graduation rate declines at USC
University Wire;  October 1, 1997 ;     564 words ......current unadjusted graduation rate for USC, taken...of 1990, is 57 percent, down from last...exhausted eligibility graduation rate for USC's 1990...student-athlete class is 82 percent. The overall graduation rate for USC is typically 46 percent for the ...

Article: GRADUATION RATE DECLINE HAS MANY VOICING ALARM
Evansville Courier & Press;  September 7, 2006 ;     445 words ......Indiana's graduation rate has declined...stands at 71 percent, according...calculate the graduation rate. Most formulas...between 70 percent and 75 percent...officially reported graduation rate of about 90 percent is higher than...

Article: Oklahoma State U. graduation rate steadily increasing
University Wire;  February 2, 1999 ;     433 words ......graduation rates. OSU's graduation rate increased from 49 percent for 1991-1992 freshmen...first time OSU's graduation rate is more than 50 percent. According to the...the university's graduation rate to 60 percent. Dahl said the president...

Article: Graduation rate formula questioned
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  January 19, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Overall, Olympia's graduation rate dropped and Unit...class was 88.6 percent, up slightly...rate was 83.2 percent. For the first...Education, the 2002 graduation rate was calculated...School, said the graduation rate formula is complicated...the overall ...