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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 2024 was similar to the state rate (excluding NYC). The graduation rate was highest in Putman County (93%) followed by Columbia, Greene, Orange and Ulster (all at 87%). 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 (55%), in Dutchess, Liberty Central in Sullivan (68%), and Livingston Manor Central in Sullivan (69%). The highest rates (95% or higher) were Germantown Central in Columbia (100%), New Lebanon Central in Columbia (100%), Cornwall Central in Orange (97%), Haldane Central in Putnam County, Highland Central in Ulster (both at 96%, Warrick Valley Central in Orange, Spackenack Union in Dutchess, Putnam Valley in Putnam, Washingtonville Central in Orange, Hunter-Tannersville central in Greene, and New Paltz Central (all at 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
2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Region79%81%82%82%84%85%85%87%86%87%86%88%88%88%87%87%
Columbia76%78%77%76%80%82%84%81%83%83%86%87%87%89%88%87%
Dutchess78%79%80%83%82%84%84%86%86%86%85%88%87%86%87%86%
Greene80%81%79%77%82%84%85%84%87%91%84%88%82%85%85%87%
Orange80%83%84%84%85%86%87%89%87%88%87%88%89%89%88%87%
Putnam91%91%90%91%92%91%91%92%93%91%92%92%94%94%91%93%
Sullivan73%73%76%75%78%76%79%83%78%82%80%81%82%78%76%78%
Ulster75%78%80%80%82%82%84%86%86%85%86%88%87%87%87%87%
NYS (excluding NYC)80%82%83%84%84%85%86%86%86%86%87%88%89%89%88%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%90%
Germantown Central school district, Columbia County83%80%77%79%75%86%86%95%82%87%80%93%90%97%85%100%
Hudson City school district, Columbia County59%63%61%59%69%72%77%72%79%81%80%80%81%83%77%74%
Kinderhook Central school district, Columbia County80%83%83%82%84%88%87%81%87%83%94%96%96%96%98%92%
New Lebanon Central school district, Columbia County87%84%83%85%92%97%88%93%75%90%87%92%93%97%91%100%
Taconic Hills Central school district, Columbia County77%82%80%83%83%81%83%85%82%84%81%75%81%83%86%82%
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central school district, Dutchess County82%84%86%89%88%91%87%89%88%90%88%91%91%89%90%91%
Beacon City school district, Dutchess County77%74%73%71%72%80%79%86%83%83%84%88%91%87%90%90%
Dover Union Free school district, Dutchess County75%75%78%80%85%80%89%89%84%84%80%84%81%84%96%85%
Hyde Park Central school district, Dutchess County72%76%66%81%76%75%80%82%79%82%81%88%81%78%84%81%
Millbrook Central school district, Dutchess County89%86%91%89%89%89%88%85%92%91%88%96%89%86%85%88%
Northeast Central school district, Dutchess County79%71%74%81%84%91%87%79%84%91%82%87%80%65%86%70%
Pawling Central school district, Dutchess County85%91%90%89%91%95%95%89%92%88%92%93%95%93%91%93%
Pine Plains Central school district, Dutchess County68%72%81%73%80%71%83%83%88%83%83%89%77%88%85%82%
Poughkeepsie City school district, Dutchess County55%57%58%61%53%58%60%60%67%55%54%60%58%60%54%55%
Red Hook Central school district, Dutchess County82%83%85%91%85%89%86%84%84%90%96%91%93%91%87%94%
Rhinebeck Central school district, Dutchess County89%88%91%89%91%86%93%91%92%95%94%93%90%91%94%89%
Spackenkill Union Free school district, Dutchess County91%89%90%95%90%93%95%95%96%94%92%90%93%90%95%95%
Wappingers Central school district, Dutchess County80%82%84%84%88%87%85%90%90%91%90%94%94%92%92%91%
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central school district, Greene County77%77%80%76%76%80%82%82%81%89%83%92%80%78%78%82%
Catskill Central school district, Greene County73%77%70%70%80%76%85%83%90%91%90%91%90%86%82%84%
Coxsackie-Athens Central school district, Greene County83%79%81%85%85%90%86%82%87%88%88%82%86%87%92%89%
Greenville Central school district, Greene County83%91%84%71%84%86%81%88%90%95%89%87%91%87%86%92%
Hunter-Tannersville Central school district, Greene County84%84%86%86%88%94%96%78%82%95%89%85%91%90%90%95%
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central school district, Greene County91%80%76%90%91%91%97%97%92%85%0%95%0%86%84%87%
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free school district, Orange County84%85%90%85%90%91%88%89%88%93%92%90%95%90%94%91%
Cornwall Central school district, Orange County91%94%92%94%91%97%94%95%93%98%94%96%96%96%97%97%
Florida Union Free school district, Orange County87%97%94%97%97%93%95%97%95%88%88%97%90%88%97%92%
Goshen Central school district, Orange County90%90%92%90%87%86%89%94%89%90%91%96%94%93%95%94%
Highland Falls Central school district, Orange County92%92%88%82%81%88%90%90%93%92%88%87%86%86%88%88%
Kiryas Joel Village Union Free school district, Orange CountyN/AN/AN/AN/A0%N/A0%N/AN/A0%0%0%0%0%N/AN/A
Middletown City school district, Orange County75%79%77%76%79%81%79%83%81%84%80%83%88%91%89%91%
Minisink Valley Central school district, Orange County85%89%89%93%90%93%88%91%93%91%92%89%93%93%94%92%
Monroe-Woodbury Central school district, Orange County88%92%93%92%92%93%93%94%93%93%94%91%91%91%93%90%
Newburgh City school district, Orange County64%64%69%69%72%74%76%81%74%81%73%78%76%78%72%71%
Pine Bush Central school district, Orange County80%87%84%84%84%84%88%91%89%90%93%91%92%92%92%92%
Port Jervis City school district, Orange County70%73%73%72%77%76%82%83%81%84%82%86%77%82%80%80%
Tuxedo Union Free school district, Orange County83%93%93%93%91%95%94%96%94%90%90%100%100%93%100%91%
Valley Central school district, Orange County80%86%84%84%83%86%88%87%93%88%90%92%91%92%89%86%
Warwick Valley Central school district, Orange County83%93%92%93%95%95%96%93%93%95%93%95%96%94%95%95%
Washingtonville Central school district, Orange County89%93%92%92%93%94%94%95%97%93%95%94%94%95%94%95%
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central school district, Putnam County92%90%91%91%94%95%88%92%94%87%87%88%91%88%86%90%
Carmel Central school district, Putnam County88%89%89%91%91%92%91%89%90%89%91%92%92%94%87%93%
Haldane Central school district, Putnam County89%98%96%92%94%98%96%97%96%99%97%93%99%98%99%96%
Mahopac Central school district, Putnam County93%92%89%92%93%88%91%93%95%95%95%94%96%96%93%94%
Putnam Valley Central school district, Putnam County92%90%92%86%89%90%94%96%90%94%95%97%98%96%98%95%
Sullivan Villages
Eldred Central village, Sullivan County83%78%82%89%83%93%82%88%80%81%90%88%87%67%80%91%
Fallsburg Central village, Sullivan County67%62%64%69%78%65%69%76%69%74%68%79%74%70%66%78%
Liberty Central village, Sullivan County62%66%71%61%71%70%69%77%71%69%69%77%78%69%67%68%
Livingston Manor Central village, Sullivan County81%74%76%71%86%79%87%82%81%71%75%74%88%77%86%69%
Monticello Central village, Sullivan County69%71%75%76%73%71%77%83%78%87%87%83%82%79%75%78%
Sullivan West Central village, Sullivan County82%84%83%82%88%85%87%94%90%91%86%90%86%91%90%89%
Tri-Valley Central village, Sullivan County83%81%84%79%82%85%88%79%81%82%76%75%85%87%86%75%
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central school district, Ulster County80%80%76%70%83%73%72%75%80%73%83%81%72%72%76%77%
Highland Central school district, Ulster County87%85%90%82%90%84%87%91%95%89%89%93%96%92%89%96%
Kingston City school district, Ulster County63%70%72%71%75%78%81%81%81%79%81%87%80%79%79%80%
Marlboro Central school district, Ulster County85%84%86%93%92%87%90%92%91%92%91%91%94%94%93%92%
New Paltz Central school district, Ulster County84%88%94%91%93%91%93%94%93%96%93%94%93%92%92%95%
Onteora Central school district, Ulster County78%78%83%87%86%86%87%89%88%87%91%87%88%92%88%83%
Rondout Valley Central school district, Ulster County80%85%90%86%83%90%85%94%89%88%86%88%91%87%94%91%
Saugerties Central school district, Ulster County79%75%76%75%73%78%80%78%82%80%87%84%84%89%89%89%
Wallkill Central school district, Ulster County75%76%77%84%81%83%88%87%88%88%90%90%91%96%93%91%

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




Number of High School Graduates
2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Region12,49412,51412,76312,37612,30611,93211,96211,93011,46311,66611,44311,47411,57311,27711,03111,192
Columbia585584559527556525542458483505468455454463435456
Dutchess3,1093,1983,2073,1033,1323,1123,0783,0982,9173,0322,9102,8972,9632,7582,7492,693
Greene517471502481463466450444396432400394396374380349
Orange4,4114,5364,6794,5524,5224,2874,4264,3954,3324,2854,2544,3694,4054,3904,3074,410
Putnam1,2961,2411,2721,2191,2691,2251,2191,2331,1651,1671,1521,1471,1381,1141,0431,067
Sullivan686659665683612614570627582613647558599557571604
Ulster1,8901,8251,8791,8111,7521,7031,6771,6751,5881,6321,6121,6541,6181,6211,5461,613
NYS (excluding NYC)118,691119,983119,406118,278117,903116,007114,943115,541115,849117,003116,241118,142118,506116,512113,997114,441
Columbia School Districts
Berkshire Union Free school district, Columbia CountyN/A2200011N/A00N/AN/A
Chatham Central school district, Columbia County1119810090102107102877792836777678465
Germantown Central school district, Columbia County57474446423637353226373846382857
Hudson City school district, Columbia County1001161089511212511093120125941081051038095
Kinderhook Central school district, Columbia County145151166151145141146117136129138132116138118129
New Lebanon Central school district, Columbia County45433335463343382736263428323230
Taconic Hills Central school district, Columbia County12712710611010983103879197907682859380
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central school district, Dutchess County728747758750724791733747688759624672690629636599
Beacon City school district, Dutchess County198233219184204212187210177166205208204192188179
Dover Union Free school district, Dutchess County12911010810110298112968510881104919211294
Hyde Park Central school district, Dutchess County300281245283296254277269253267298233255229232249
Millbrook Central school district, Dutchess County108999399918393888677846677726963
Northeast Central school district, Dutchess County65415060466440544753414544333739
Pawling Central school district, Dutchess County10012110093961011001088885889499888492
Pine Plains Central school district, Dutchess County82798278826550636373647048686158
Poughkeepsie City school district, Dutchess County184189184191171181189174195159188185180179168181
Red Hook Central school district, Dutchess County143161170181159157164135140155154145168148129129
Rhinebeck Central school district, Dutchess County8310010193968381959490947976697870
Spackenkill Union Free school district, Dutchess County12814813212612712812514311413712398119112121122
Wappingers Central school district, Dutchess County861889965864938895927916887903866898912847834818
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central school district, Greene County12010411792969297968189867880686668
Catskill Central school district, Greene County8310011510810610411498921059610289959677
Coxsackie-Athens Central school district, Greene County11598113122108114114109979110688104909286
Greenville Central school district, Greene County10810489848895728981104818393788779
Hunter-Tannersville Central school district, Greene County52414337353224212320312330191819
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central school district, Greene County392425383029293122230200242120
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free school district, Orange County667688686479749786118699699889794
Cornwall Central school district, Orange County266276272302253278259275263261264265284282252263
Florida Union Free school district, Orange County53745976636262716244536754566046
Goshen Central school district, Orange County226216237243219223202218214226234251220246238232
Highland Falls Central school district, Orange County12110312711912283117941091101141139210711392
Kiryas Joel Village Union Free school district, Orange CountyN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/AN/A00000N/AN/A
Middletown City school district, Orange County408404419433435450463447444431444508538565568615
Minisink Valley Central school district, Orange County323377350347358318318314318328317301310248303261
Monroe-Woodbury Central school district, Orange County551545580572584515535537587546578526580591556555
Newburgh City school district, Orange County651637625610639589622642588645590671662688597665
Pine Bush Central school district, Orange County400454437414435413436443418381431409407379386419
Port Jervis City school district, Orange County201205208196190171182176178180159163156165158157
Tuxedo Union Free school district, Orange County10080103105969183271728191316131521
Valley Central school district, Orange County336345361335340325340331352340311320336306309301
Warwick Valley Central school district, Orange County321382428355348354372338362326321293325325347331
Washingtonville Central school district, Orange County388362385377376336351367331318350373326331308358
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central school district, Putnam County264272294270300258294279253263228242253227224224
Carmel Central school district, Putnam County364353375358343344314333327332328336320344314321
Haldane Central school district, Putnam County58817467728477746571866570658677
Mahopac Central school district, Putnam County436396396399407389388391372365367363353322289324
Putnam Valley Central school district, Putnam County174139133125147150146156148136143141142156130121
Sullivan Villages
Eldred Central village, Sullivan County53574763455445524139434234203343
Fallsburg Central village, Sullivan County866675728062678169797377758086100
Liberty Central village, Sullivan County90939810083887781868211295102919296
Livingston Manor Central village, Sullivan County39393132304526323427182336273122
Monticello Central village, Sullivan County196201215205190185164202183213230162192186181182
Sullivan West Central village, Sullivan County10510999112989095897385888163756386
Tri-Valley Central village, Sullivan County95738879727571707473676178606858
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central school district, Ulster County108115112951209593112118871031008710789101
Highland Central school district, Ulster County132161135130155137140133122143132124128140112130
Kingston City school district, Ulster County456438469453412434398421383398432451433419388427
Marlboro Central school district, Ulster County167154164180178141137179138153145145129146149153
New Paltz Central school district, Ulster County185189199179171162184184183185173193215144156189
Onteora Central school district, Ulster County1591311381311251231109592102949398949383
Rondout Valley Central school district, Ulster County205199222172146166138162143142126145146151137125
Saugerties Central school district, Ulster County232211203210195204219157183200201166175186175146
Wallkill Central school district, Ulster County245227237261250241258232226222206237207234247259

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




INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Single-Parent Families Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions Maintaining
Teen Pregnancy Decreasing
Voter Registration Rate Increasing
Voter Participation Rate Decreasing
Total Population Increasing
Population by Age Decreasing
Population by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Household Types Increasing
Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Foreign-Born Population Increasing
Change in Jobs by Sector Increasing
Spending for County Government Maintaining
Tourism Revenue Maintaining
Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services Increasing
Prekindergarten Participation Increasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services Increasing
Per-Student Spending Maintaining
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Student Group Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Student Group Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate Increasing
High School Cohort Dropout Rate Decreasing
High School GED Rate Decreasing
Education Levels of Adults Increasing
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity Decreasing
Median Household Income Maintaining
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
People Living in Poverty Maintaining
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Seniors Living in Poverty Increasing
Veterans Living in Poverty Decreasing
Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care Decreasing
Economically Disadvantaged Students Increasing
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation Increasing
Living Wage Rate by Household Type Maintaining
Income in Relation to Poverty Level Increasing
Households Receiving SNAP Maintaining
People Without Health Insurance Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Food Insecurity Not Applicable
Deaths from Drug Overdoses Increasing
Babies with Low Birth Weights Maintaining
Newly Diagnosed Cases of HIV Decreasing
People Living wth HIV Increasing
Mental Health Clinic Visits Maintaining
Homeownership Rates Maintaining
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Decreasing
Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Cost of Rent Increasing
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Violent Crimes Decreasing
Homeless Persons Decreasing
Domestic Violence Maintaining
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Prison Sentences by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Population by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity Decreasing
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Decreasing
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable


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