ERIC Number: ED616436
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Nov-16
Pages: 5
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Utah 2021 Graduation Rates: 4-Year Graduation Report
Utah State Board of Education
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires the state to calculate a four-year cohort rate. Utah implemented a federally defined cohort graduation rate in 2008. The graduation rate for the 2021 cohort includes all students who started ninth grade in the 2017-18 school year, plus students who transferred into the Utah public education system after ninth grade. Students in the cohort have four possible final outcomes: (1) Graduate; (2) Continuing student; (3) Other completer; and (4) Dropout. Highlights from this report include the following: (1) Utah's state graduation rate for the 2021 cohort is 88.1%; (2) Students who are Asian had the highest graduation rate -- 91.7% for the 2021 cohort; (3) Utah's 2021 graduation rate has remained consistent with the 2020 graduation rate; and (4) Due to a larger cohort size, 1,233 more students graduated in 2021 than in 2020. [For "Utah 2019 Graduation Rates," see ED606125.]
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, High School Graduates, Dropout Rate, Asian American Students, African American Students, American Indian Students, Hispanic American Students, White Students, Pacific Americans, Students with Disabilities, Low Income Students, English Language Learners
Utah State Board of Education. 250 East 500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. Tel: 801-538-7500; Web site: https://www.schools.utah.gov/
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Utah State Board of Education
Identifiers - Location: Utah
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