Section 3. High School Graduates: State and Regional (Public School Data)

The expected 8 percent national increase in public high school graduates, by state: 2004–05 through high school graduates between 2004–05 and 2017–18 2017–18 plays out differently among the states (reference figure 23 and tables 25 and 26).

States

The expected 8 percent national increase in public high school graduates, by state: 2004–05 through high school graduates between 2004–05 and 2017–18 2017–18 plays out differently among the states (reference figure 23 and tables 25 and 26).

• Increases are projected for 27 states and the District of Columbia, with
  • increases of more than 15 percent projected for 12 states;
  • increases between 5 and 15 percent projected for 7 states; and
  • increases of less than 5 percent projected for 8 states and the District of Columbia.
• Decreases are projected for 23 states, with
  • decreases of 15 percent or more projected for 5 states;
  • decreases between 5 and 15 percent projected for 9 states; and
  • decreases between 4.99 and 0.1 percent projected for 9 states.

Regions

Between 2004–05 and 2017–18, the number of public high school graduates is projected to

• increase 18 percent in the South;
• increase 12 percent in the West;
• decrease less than 1 percent in the Midwest; and
• decrease 5 percent in the Northeast.

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