Education
High School GED Rate

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High School GED Rate

What does this measure?

The number of students who transferred from a regular high school program to a GED program, as a percentage of their cohort. A GED program prepares students for the tests required to earn the General Educational Development credential, which certifies that a student has demonstrated a level of knowledge equal to or greater than 40% of graduating high school seniors. The cohort is the class of ninth-graders beginning high school together.

Why is this important?

A GED offers students who did not make it through high school a credential allowing them to pursue higher education and certain careers. While these figures do not show the number of students actually obtaining GEDs, they indicate how many students were pursuing this alternative path out of high school toward a productive future.

How is the region performing?

Very small proportions of students have been leaving high school to pursue GEDs. About 0.3% of students in the class of 2022 had transferred to GED programs by the time their class graduated, slightly below the state rate (excluding NYC). of 0.4%. The region's rate has fallen from 1.2% in 2009. Orange and Greene had the lowest proportion of students pursuing GEDs in the region at 0.1% and 0.2% respectively, followed by Dutchess (0.3%) and Columbia (0.4%). Putnam and Sullivan had the highest proportion of students pursuing GEDs (0.6% and 1.3% respectively). Few school districts reported many students leaving school for a GED program (no school district in the region had more than 6 students pursue a GED in 2022).

Notes about the data

Data for earlier years were not comparable because cohorts were not tracked in the same way.

High School GED Rate
20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Region1.2%1.3%1.6%1.3%1.0%0.7%0.6%0.5%0.4%0.4%0.5%0.4%0.3%0.3%
Columbia County1.4%1.9%3.3%1.4%1.7%0.6%0.8%1.4%0.7%1.3%1.5%1.0%1.0%0.4%
Dutchess County1.3%0.8%1.5%0.9%0.9%0.5%0.3%0.3%0.2%0.4%0.4%0.3%0.4%0.3%
Greene County2.5%1.9%5.5%5.0%2.8%2.2%1.1%0.6%0.0%0.4%0.2%0.9%0.2%0.2%
Orange County0.8%0.8%0.7%0.5%0.3%0.2%0.3%0.2%0.2%0.1%0.3%0.2%0.1%0.1%
Putnam County0.6%1.5%1.8%2.0%1.2%0.6%1.3%0.6%0.7%0.9%0.8%1.2%0.5%0.6%
Sullivan County3.2%2.8%1.7%1.4%0.9%1.6%0.8%0.8%0.8%0.8%0.6%0.4%0.1%1.3%
Ulster County1.4%2.4%1.9%2.3%2.2%1.7%1.3%0.9%0.8%0.7%0.5%0.4%0.7%0.5%
NYS (excluding NYC)1.5%1.6%1.3%1.0%0.8%0.7%0.6%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.4%
Columbia School Districts
Berkshire Union Free55.6%61.5%40.0%71.4%30.0%37.5%18.2%33.3%20.0%
Chatham Central0.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Germantown Central0.0%0.0%1.8%0.0%3.6%0.0%2.3%0.0%0.0%3.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Hudson City4.1%3.3%6.2%3.7%1.9%0.6%0.0%3.1%0.7%2.6%3.4%3.0%2.3%0.8%
Kinderhook Central0.6%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
New Lebanon Central0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Taconic Hills Central0.6%1.3%1.5%0.0%1.5%0.0%0.0%2.0%1.8%0.0%2.7%1.0%2.0%1.0%
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central0.9%1.0%2.1%0.8%1.0%0.6%0.1%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.3%0.7%0.6%
Beacon City0.0%0.0%0.3%0.8%1.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%
Dover Union Free0.6%0.0%0.0%0.8%0.8%2.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Hyde Park Central2.9%0.3%1.4%0.6%0.8%1.5%0.6%0.6%0.6%0.9%0.3%0.4%0.6%0.3%
Millbrook Central0.0%1.7%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.1%0.0%1.1%0.0%
Northeast Central1.2%1.7%7.4%1.4%0.0%1.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Pawling Central0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Pine Plains Central3.3%9.1%5.0%1.9%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Poughkeepsie City3.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Red Hook Central5.7%4.1%3.0%1.5%1.1%1.1%0.5%1.2%0.0%1.2%0.0%0.6%1.1%0.6%
Rhinebeck Central3.2%1.8%4.5%3.8%1.9%0.0%1.1%0.0%2.0%1.1%2.0%2.4%0.0%0.0%
Spackenkill Union Free0.7%0.0%0.7%0.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.0%0.7%0.8%0.9%0.0%0.8%
Wappingers Central0.1%0.0%1.2%1.0%1.1%0.4%0.6%0.2%0.3%0.3%0.9%0.3%0.2%0.3%
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central1.3%0.0%2.7%0.0%3.9%3.5%3.4%2.6%0.0%2.0%1.0%2.4%1.0%0.0%
Catskill Central5.3%4.6%12.2%8.4%5.3%2.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Coxsackie-Athens Central0.0%2.4%4.3%0.7%1.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.9%0.0%0.0%
Greenville Central3.8%0.9%2.8%13.4%1.9%3.6%2.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.1%0.0%1.1%
Hunter-Tannersville Central4.8%2.0%4.0%2.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.9%0.0%0.0%
Cornwall Central0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Florida Union Free4.9%1.3%1.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Goshen Central1.2%1.2%1.2%1.9%2.4%0.0%2.7%0.4%2.1%0.4%2.3%1.1%0.9%0.0%
Highland Falls Central0.8%0.9%0.7%0.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%0.0%0.9%0.0%
Kiryas Joel Village Union Free0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Middletown City0.9%2.0%2.8%2.6%0.0%0.9%1.0%0.4%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%
Minisink Valley Central1.1%0.2%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Monroe-Woodbury Central0.8%1.0%0.6%0.5%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.0%
Newburgh City0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%
Pine Bush Central0.2%0.2%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Port Jervis City1.4%1.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.0%
Tuxedo Union Free0.0%0.0%0.9%0.9%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Valley Central2.9%3.5%0.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Warwick Valley Central0.3%0.5%0.6%0.0%0.5%0.3%0.0%0.3%1.5%0.3%1.7%0.6%0.3%0.9%
Washingtonville Central0.7%0.5%0.7%0.2%0.7%0.8%0.5%0.8%0.0%0.3%0.8%0.5%0.3%0.0%
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central0.3%0.3%2.2%3.7%1.9%0.7%3.6%1.6%1.9%2.6%1.5%3.3%1.4%0.8%
Carmel Central1.9%4.5%2.9%3.3%1.1%0.5%0.3%0.5%0.8%0.5%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.0%
Haldane Central0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Mahopac Central0.0%0.2%0.9%0.7%1.1%0.0%0.5%0.2%0.3%0.3%0.8%1.0%0.5%1.5%
Putnam Valley Central0.0%0.0%2.1%0.0%0.6%2.4%1.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Sullivan School Districts
Eldred Central1.6%4.1%1.8%1.4%3.7%5.2%0.0%3.4%5.9%4.2%0.0%2.1%0.0%3.3%
Fallsburg Central1.6%1.9%0.9%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Liberty Central11.6%5.7%1.4%2.5%0.0%0.0%1.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.8%0.0%1.5%
Livingston Manor Central2.1%9.4%9.8%6.7%5.7%3.5%6.7%2.6%2.4%5.3%4.2%3.2%0.0%0.0%
Monticello Central2.1%2.5%2.4%1.5%0.8%3.1%0.9%1.2%0.9%0.8%1.1%0.0%0.4%2.6%
Sullivan West Central0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Tri-Valley Central0.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central0.0%0.0%0.7%0.0%0.7%3.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%1.3%
Highland Central0.0%1.6%0.0%0.6%1.2%0.6%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Kingston City0.0%2.1%3.2%5.3%4.4%3.4%2.0%2.1%1.5%0.8%0.9%0.0%0.9%0.0%
Marlboro Central0.5%2.2%1.6%1.5%0.5%0.6%2.0%0.0%1.3%0.0%0.6%0.6%0.0%0.0%
New Paltz Central1.4%0.9%1.4%2.0%0.5%1.1%3.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%1.1%0.5%0.4%0.6%
Onteora Central6.3%7.1%4.2%0.7%2.7%0.7%0.0%1.9%0.0%1.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.9%
Rondout Valley Central0.8%0.0%0.8%1.5%1.7%0.5%0.6%0.0%1.9%0.0%0.0%1.2%1.3%0.6%
Saugerties Central4.5%5.0%1.9%2.5%3.7%1.9%1.5%1.0%0.9%2.0%0.4%1.0%1.4%1.0%
Wallkill Central1.2%3.0%1.0%0.0%0.3%0.7%0.0%0.4%0.0%1.2%0.4%0.8%0.4%0.0%

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




Total High School Students Transferring to GED Program
20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Region1962042431941481038562525965574442
Columbia County1114241012458488552
Dutchess County523361343420121181315101211
Greene County16113531161263021411
Orange County424437261610148114161263
Putnam County9202627168178912101567
Sullivan County3025151371366665319
Ulster County36574553473625181414108139
NYS (excluding NYC)2,2372,2911,8671,4681,149950829661612659727689621569
Columbia School Districts
Berkshire Union Free584533221
Chatham Central10000000010000
Germantown Central00102010010000
Hudson City761163104144431
Kinderhook Central10200010100000
New Lebanon Central01000000000000
Taconic Hills Central12202002203121
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central891978512001254
Beacon City00124000020001
Dover Union Free10011300000000
Hyde Park Central121523522231121
Millbrook Central02001000001010
Northeast Central11510100000000
Pawling Central00010002100000
Pine Plains Central410521000000000
Poughkeepsie City110000000010000
Red Hook Central108632212020121
Rhinebeck Central32542010212200
Spackenkill Union Free10110001011101
Wappingers Central10141012472339323
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central20405443021210
Catskill Central6620137400000000
Coxsackie-Athens Central03612000000100
Greenville Central513162420000101
Hunter-Tannersville Central31210000000000
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central00000000000000
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free00000100000100
Cornwall Central00000000000000
Florida Union Free31100000000000
Goshen Central33356061516320
Highland Falls Central11110000001010
Kiryas Joel Village Union Free0000000
Middletown City51015150562010200
Minisink Valley Central41200000000000
Monroe-Woodbury Central56434000000100
Newburgh City00000000000100
Pine Bush Central11100000000000
Port Jervis City43000000000010
Tuxedo Union Free00111000000000
Valley Central1214300001000000
Warwick Valley Central12302101616213
Washingtonville Central32313323013210
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central1171162125584942
Carmel Central81812134212320200
Haldane Central00000000010000
Mahopac Central01435021113425
Putnam Valley Central00301420003000
Sullivan School Districts
Eldred Central13112302320101
Fallsburg Central22110000000000
Liberty Central178240020001102
Livingston Manor Central15432221121100
Monticello Central67742823223016
Sullivan West Central00000000000000
Tri-Valley Central10001000000000
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central00101400000012
Highland Central03012110000000
Kingston City013213424191011745050
Marlboro Central14331130201100
New Paltz Central32341262002111
Onteora Central1312714102020003
Rondout Valley Central20233110300221
Saugerties Central13145710542251232
Wallkill Central49301201031210

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