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High School Cohort Graduation Rate

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High School Cohort Graduation Rate

What does this measure?

The number of students graduating on time (after four years of high school), as a percentage of their cohort. The cohort is the class of ninth-graders beginning high school together.

Why is this important?

High school graduation is the culmination of a successful K-12 education and the gateway to college or employment. Students who do not graduate face the prospect of unemployment or low-paying jobs.

How is the region performing?

The region's 87% graduation rate for the class of 2023 was similar to the state rate (excluding NYC). The graduation rate was highest in Putman County (91%) followed by Columbia and Orange (both at 88%). Graduation rates have increased 8 percentage points in the region, up from 79% in the class of 2009.

Graduation rates were lowest in Poughkeepsie City (54%), in Dutchess, Fallsburg Central in Sullivan (66%), and Liberty Central in Sullivan (67%). The highest rates (95% or higher) were Tuxedo Union Free (100%), Haldane Central in Putnam County (99%), Putnam Valley Central in Putnam and Kinderhook Central in Columbia (both 98%), Cornwall Central and Florida Union Free in Orange (both 97%), Dover Union Free in Dutchess (96%) and Goshen Central and Warwick Valley Central in Orange and Spackenkill Union Free in Dutchess (95%).

Notes about the data

Data for earlier years were not comparable because cohorts were not tracked in the same way. These figures reflect graduates in August, which includes students who made up courses during summer and graduated. The state also presents the figure for graduates in June.

High School Cohort Graduation Rate
200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Region79%81%82%82%84%85%85%87%86%87%86%88%88%88%87%
Columbia76%78%77%76%80%82%84%81%83%83%86%87%87%89%88%
Dutchess78%79%80%83%82%84%84%86%86%86%85%88%87%86%87%
Greene80%81%79%77%82%84%85%84%87%91%84%88%82%85%85%
Orange80%83%84%84%85%86%87%89%87%88%87%88%89%89%88%
Putnam91%91%90%91%92%91%91%92%93%91%92%92%94%94%91%
Sullivan73%73%76%75%78%76%79%83%78%82%80%81%82%78%76%
Ulster75%78%80%80%82%82%84%86%86%85%86%88%87%87%87%
NYS (excluding NYC)80%82%83%84%84%85%86%86%86%86%87%88%89%89%88%
Columbia School Districts
Berkshire Union Free school district, Columbia CountyN/A22%15%0%0%0%13%9%N/A0%0%N/AN/A
Chatham Central school district, Columbia County88%88%93%84%89%92%88%89%89%87%91%94%91%84%89%
Germantown Central school district, Columbia County83%80%77%79%75%86%86%95%82%87%80%93%90%97%85%
Hudson City school district, Columbia County59%63%61%59%69%72%77%72%79%81%80%80%81%83%77%
Kinderhook Central school district, Columbia County80%83%83%82%84%88%87%81%87%83%94%96%96%96%98%
New Lebanon Central school district, Columbia County87%84%83%85%92%97%88%93%75%90%87%92%93%97%91%
Taconic Hills Central school district, Columbia County77%82%80%83%83%81%83%85%82%84%81%75%81%83%86%
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central school district, Dutchess County82%84%86%89%88%91%87%89%88%90%88%91%91%89%90%
Beacon City school district, Dutchess County77%74%73%71%72%80%79%86%83%83%84%88%91%87%90%
Dover Union Free school district, Dutchess County75%75%78%80%85%80%89%89%84%84%80%84%81%84%96%
Hyde Park Central school district, Dutchess County72%76%66%81%76%75%80%82%79%82%81%88%81%78%84%
Millbrook Central school district, Dutchess County89%86%91%89%89%89%88%85%92%91%88%96%89%86%85%
Northeast Central school district, Dutchess County79%71%74%81%84%91%87%79%84%91%82%87%80%65%86%
Pawling Central school district, Dutchess County85%91%90%89%91%95%95%89%92%88%92%93%95%93%91%
Pine Plains Central school district, Dutchess County68%72%81%73%80%71%83%83%88%83%83%89%77%88%85%
Poughkeepsie City school district, Dutchess County55%57%58%61%53%58%60%60%67%55%54%60%58%60%54%
Red Hook Central school district, Dutchess County82%83%85%91%85%89%86%84%84%90%96%91%93%91%87%
Rhinebeck Central school district, Dutchess County89%88%91%89%91%86%93%91%92%95%94%93%90%91%94%
Spackenkill Union Free school district, Dutchess County91%89%90%95%90%93%95%95%96%94%92%90%93%90%95%
Wappingers Central school district, Dutchess County80%82%84%84%88%87%85%90%90%91%90%94%94%92%92%
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central school district, Greene County77%77%80%76%76%80%82%82%81%89%83%92%80%78%78%
Catskill Central school district, Greene County73%77%70%70%80%76%85%83%90%91%90%91%90%86%82%
Coxsackie-Athens Central school district, Greene County83%79%81%85%85%90%86%82%87%88%88%82%86%87%92%
Greenville Central school district, Greene County83%91%84%71%84%86%81%88%90%95%89%87%91%87%86%
Hunter-Tannersville Central school district, Greene County84%84%86%86%88%94%96%78%82%95%89%85%91%90%90%
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central school district, Greene County91%80%76%90%91%91%97%97%92%85%0%95%0%86%84%
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free school district, Orange County84%85%90%85%90%91%88%89%88%93%92%90%95%90%94%
Cornwall Central school district, Orange County91%94%92%94%91%97%94%95%93%98%94%96%96%96%97%
Florida Union Free school district, Orange County87%97%94%97%97%93%95%97%95%88%88%97%90%88%97%
Goshen Central school district, Orange County90%90%92%90%87%86%89%94%89%90%91%96%94%93%95%
Highland Falls Central school district, Orange County92%92%88%82%81%88%90%90%93%92%88%87%86%86%88%
Kiryas Joel Village Union Free school district, Orange CountyN/AN/AN/AN/A0%N/A0%N/AN/A0%0%0%0%0%N/A
Middletown City school district, Orange County75%79%77%76%79%81%79%83%81%84%80%83%88%91%89%
Minisink Valley Central school district, Orange County85%89%89%93%90%93%88%91%93%91%92%89%93%93%94%
Monroe-Woodbury Central school district, Orange County88%92%93%92%92%93%93%94%93%93%94%91%91%91%93%
Newburgh City school district, Orange County64%64%69%69%72%74%76%81%74%81%73%78%76%78%72%
Pine Bush Central school district, Orange County80%87%84%84%84%84%88%91%89%90%93%91%92%92%92%
Port Jervis City school district, Orange County70%73%73%72%77%76%82%83%81%84%82%86%77%82%80%
Tuxedo Union Free school district, Orange County83%93%93%93%91%95%94%96%94%90%90%100%100%93%100%
Valley Central school district, Orange County80%86%84%84%83%86%88%87%93%88%90%92%91%92%89%
Warwick Valley Central school district, Orange County83%93%92%93%95%95%96%93%93%95%93%95%96%94%95%
Washingtonville Central school district, Orange County89%93%92%92%93%94%94%95%97%93%95%94%94%95%94%
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central school district, Putnam County92%90%91%91%94%95%88%92%94%87%87%88%91%88%86%
Carmel Central school district, Putnam County88%89%89%91%91%92%91%89%90%89%91%92%92%94%87%
Haldane Central school district, Putnam County89%98%96%92%94%98%96%97%96%99%97%93%99%98%99%
Mahopac Central school district, Putnam County93%92%89%92%93%88%91%93%95%95%95%94%96%96%93%
Putnam Valley Central school district, Putnam County92%90%92%86%89%90%94%96%90%94%95%97%98%96%98%
Sullivan Villages
Eldred Central village, Sullivan County83%78%82%89%83%93%82%88%80%81%90%88%87%67%80%
Fallsburg Central village, Sullivan County67%62%64%69%78%65%69%76%69%74%68%79%74%70%66%
Liberty Central village, Sullivan County62%66%71%61%71%70%69%77%71%69%69%77%78%69%67%
Livingston Manor Central village, Sullivan County81%74%76%71%86%79%87%82%81%71%75%74%88%77%86%
Monticello Central village, Sullivan County69%71%75%76%73%71%77%83%78%87%87%83%82%79%75%
Sullivan West Central village, Sullivan County82%84%83%82%88%85%87%94%90%91%86%90%86%91%90%
Tri-Valley Central village, Sullivan County83%81%84%79%82%85%88%79%81%82%76%75%85%87%86%
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central school district, Ulster County80%80%76%70%83%73%72%75%80%73%83%81%72%72%76%
Highland Central school district, Ulster County87%85%90%82%90%84%87%91%95%89%89%93%96%92%89%
Kingston City school district, Ulster County63%70%72%71%75%78%81%81%81%79%81%87%80%79%79%
Marlboro Central school district, Ulster County85%84%86%93%92%87%90%92%91%92%91%91%94%94%93%
New Paltz Central school district, Ulster County84%88%94%91%93%91%93%94%93%96%93%94%93%92%92%
Onteora Central school district, Ulster County78%78%83%87%86%86%87%89%88%87%91%87%88%92%88%
Rondout Valley Central school district, Ulster County80%85%90%86%83%90%85%94%89%88%86%88%91%87%94%
Saugerties Central school district, Ulster County79%75%76%75%73%78%80%78%82%80%87%84%84%89%89%
Wallkill Central school district, Ulster County75%76%77%84%81%83%88%87%88%88%90%90%91%96%93%

Source: New York State Education Department
Notes: Years denote 12th grade year for cohort.




Number of High School Graduates
200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Region12,49412,51412,76312,37612,30611,93211,96211,93011,46311,66611,44311,47411,57311,27711,031
Columbia585584559527556525542458483505468455454463435
Dutchess3,1093,1983,2073,1033,1323,1123,0783,0982,9173,0322,9102,8972,9632,7582,749
Greene517471502481463466450444396432400394396374380
Orange4,4114,5364,6794,5524,5224,2874,4264,3954,3324,2854,2544,3694,4054,3904,307
Putnam1,2961,2411,2721,2191,2691,2251,2191,2331,1651,1671,1521,1471,1381,1141,043
Sullivan686659665683612614570627582613647558599557571
Ulster1,8901,8251,8791,8111,7521,7031,6771,6751,5881,6321,6121,6541,6181,6211,546
NYS (excluding NYC)118,691119,983119,406118,278117,903116,007114,943115,541115,849117,003116,241118,142118,506116,512113,997
Columbia School Districts
Berkshire Union Free school district, Columbia CountyN/A2200011N/A00N/AN/A
Chatham Central school district, Columbia County11198100901021071028777928367776784
Germantown Central school district, Columbia County574744464236373532263738463828
Hudson City school district, Columbia County10011610895112125110931201259410810510380
Kinderhook Central school district, Columbia County145151166151145141146117136129138132116138118
New Lebanon Central school district, Columbia County454333354633433827362634283232
Taconic Hills Central school district, Columbia County127127106110109831038791979076828593
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central school district, Dutchess County728747758750724791733747688759624672690629636
Beacon City school district, Dutchess County198233219184204212187210177166205208204192188
Dover Union Free school district, Dutchess County129110108101102981129685108811049192112
Hyde Park Central school district, Dutchess County300281245283296254277269253267298233255229232
Millbrook Central school district, Dutchess County1089993999183938886778466777269
Northeast Central school district, Dutchess County654150604664405447534145443337
Pawling Central school district, Dutchess County100121100939610110010888858894998884
Pine Plains Central school district, Dutchess County827982788265506363736470486861
Poughkeepsie City school district, Dutchess County184189184191171181189174195159188185180179168
Red Hook Central school district, Dutchess County143161170181159157164135140155154145168148129
Rhinebeck Central school district, Dutchess County83100101939683819594909479766978
Spackenkill Union Free school district, Dutchess County12814813212612712812514311413712398119112121
Wappingers Central school district, Dutchess County861889965864938895927916887903866898912847834
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central school district, Greene County120104117929692979681898678806866
Catskill Central school district, Greene County83100115108106104114989210596102899596
Coxsackie-Athens Central school district, Greene County115981131221081141141099791106881049092
Greenville Central school district, Greene County108104898488957289811048183937887
Hunter-Tannersville Central school district, Greene County524143373532242123203123301918
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central school district, Greene County3924253830292931222302002421
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free school district, Orange County6676886864797497861186996998897
Cornwall Central school district, Orange County266276272302253278259275263261264265284282252
Florida Union Free school district, Orange County537459766362627162445367545660
Goshen Central school district, Orange County226216237243219223202218214226234251220246238
Highland Falls Central school district, Orange County121103127119122831179410911011411392107113
Kiryas Joel Village Union Free school district, Orange CountyN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/AN/A00000N/A
Middletown City school district, Orange County408404419433435450463447444431444508538565568
Minisink Valley Central school district, Orange County323377350347358318318314318328317301310248303
Monroe-Woodbury Central school district, Orange County551545580572584515535537587546578526580591556
Newburgh City school district, Orange County651637625610639589622642588645590671662688597
Pine Bush Central school district, Orange County400454437414435413436443418381431409407379386
Port Jervis City school district, Orange County201205208196190171182176178180159163156165158
Tuxedo Union Free school district, Orange County100801031059691832717281913161315
Valley Central school district, Orange County336345361335340325340331352340311320336306309
Warwick Valley Central school district, Orange County321382428355348354372338362326321293325325347
Washingtonville Central school district, Orange County388362385377376336351367331318350373326331308
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central school district, Putnam County264272294270300258294279253263228242253227224
Carmel Central school district, Putnam County364353375358343344314333327332328336320344314
Haldane Central school district, Putnam County588174677284777465718665706586
Mahopac Central school district, Putnam County436396396399407389388391372365367363353322289
Putnam Valley Central school district, Putnam County174139133125147150146156148136143141142156130
Sullivan Villages
Eldred Central village, Sullivan County535747634554455241394342342033
Fallsburg Central village, Sullivan County866675728062678169797377758086
Liberty Central village, Sullivan County909398100838877818682112951029192
Livingston Manor Central village, Sullivan County393931323045263234271823362731
Monticello Central village, Sullivan County196201215205190185164202183213230162192186181
Sullivan West Central village, Sullivan County105109991129890958973858881637563
Tri-Valley Central village, Sullivan County957388797275717074736761786068
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central school district, Ulster County108115112951209593112118871031008710789
Highland Central school district, Ulster County132161135130155137140133122143132124128140112
Kingston City school district, Ulster County456438469453412434398421383398432451433419388
Marlboro Central school district, Ulster County167154164180178141137179138153145145129146149
New Paltz Central school district, Ulster County185189199179171162184184183185173193215144156
Onteora Central school district, Ulster County15913113813112512311095921029493989493
Rondout Valley Central school district, Ulster County205199222172146166138162143142126145146151137
Saugerties Central school district, Ulster County232211203210195204219157183200201166175186175
Wallkill Central school district, Ulster County245227237261250241258232226222206237207234247

Source: New York State Education Department
Notes: Years denote 12th grade year for cohort.




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