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        • Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services
        • Prekindergarten Participation
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      • Public Support for Education
        • Per-Student Spending
      • Academic Achievement
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Economic Background
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Economic Background
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity
      • Learning Outcomes
        • High School Cohort Graduation Rate
        • High School Cohort Dropout Rate
        • High School GED Rate
        • Plans of High School Graduates
        • Education Levels of Adults
        • Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity
    • Financial Stability
      • Financial Resources
        • Median Household Income
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        • People Living in Poverty
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        • Seniors in Poverty
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      • People Receiving Assistance
        • Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care
        • Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch
        • Earned Income Tax Credit Participation
    • Health
      • Access to Care
        • People Without Health Insurance
      • Healthy Start
        • Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity
        • Babies with Low Birth Weights
        • Infant Mortality
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        • People living with HIV
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  • Dutchess County Profile
    • Children and Youth
      • Family Support
        • Children Living in Poverty
        • Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Single-Parent Families
        • Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect
        • Rate of Foster Care Admissions
      • Youth Risk Behavior
        • Teen Pregnancy
        • Live Births to Teen Mothers
        • Juvenile Delinquency Intakes
        • Bullying
    • Community Engagement
      • Philanthropic Support
        • Average Charitable Giving
      • Civic Participation
        • Voter Registration Rate
        • Voter Participation Rate
    • Demographics
      • Population Characteristics
        • Total Population
        • Population by Age
        • Population by Race/Ethnicity
        • Household Types
    • Economy
      • Health of the Economy
        • Change in Total Jobs
        • Employment by Sector
      • Cost of Government
        • Spending for County Government
      • Exciting Regional Destinations
        • Tourism Revenue
    • Education
      • School Readiness
        • Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services
        • Prekindergarten Participation
        • Students Receiving Special Education Services
      • Public Support for Education
        • Per-Student Spending
      • Academic Achievement
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Economic Background
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Economic Background
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity
      • Learning Outcomes
        • High School Cohort Graduation Rate
        • High School Cohort Dropout Rate
        • High School GED Rate
        • Plans of High School Graduates
        • Education Levels of Adults
        • Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity
    • Financial Stability
      • Financial Resources
        • Median Household Income
        • Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity
        • People Living in Poverty
        • People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Seniors in poverty
        • Veterans in poverty
      • People Receiving Assistance
        • Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care
        • Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch
        • Earned Income Tax Credit Participation
    • Health
      • Access to Care
        • People Without Health Insurance
      • Healthy Start
        • Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity
        • Babies with Low Birth Weights
        • Infant Mortality
      • Health Challenges
        • People living with HIV
        • People living with AIDS
        • Mental health clinic visits
    • Housing
      • Healthy Neighborhoods
        • Homeownership Rates
        • Homelessness
      • Affordable Housing
        • Housing Affordability for Homeowners
        • Housing Affordability for Renters
    • Public Safety
      • Safe Neighborhoods
        • Violent crimes
        • Domestic violence
  • Orange County Profile
    • Children and Youth
      • Family Support
        • Children Living in Poverty
        • Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Single-Parent Families
        • Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect
        • Rate of Foster Care Admissions
      • Youth Risk Behavior
        • Teen Pregnancy
        • Live Births to Teen Mothers
        • Juvenile Delinquency Intakes
        • Bullying
    • Community Engagement
      • Philanthropic Support
        • Average Charitable Giving
      • Civic Participation
        • Voter Registration Rate
        • Voter Participation Rate
    • Demographics
      • Population Characteristics
        • Total Population
        • Population by Age
        • Population by Race/Ethnicity
        • Household Types
    • Economy
      • Health of the Economy
        • Change in Total Jobs
        • Employment by Sector
      • Cost of Government
        • Spending for County Government
      • Exciting Regional Destinations
        • Tourism Revenue
    • Education
      • School Readiness
        • Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services
        • Prekindergarten Participation
        • Students Receiving Special Education Services
      • Public Support for Education
        • Per-Student Spending
      • Academic Achievement
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Economic Background
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Economic Background
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity
      • Learning Outcomes
        • High School Cohort Graduation Rate
        • High School Cohort Dropout Rate
        • High School GED Rate
        • Plans of High School Graduates
        • Education Levels of Adults
        • Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity
    • Financial Stability
      • Financial Resources
        • Median Household Income
        • Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity
        • People Living in Poverty
        • People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Seniors in poverty
        • Veterans in poverty
      • People Receiving Assistance
        • Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care
        • Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch
        • Earned Income Tax Credit Participation
    • Health
      • Access to Care
        • People Without Health Insurance
      • Healthy Start
        • Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity
        • Babies with Low Birth Weights
        • Infant Mortality
      • Health Challenges
        • People living with HIV
        • People living with AIDS
        • Mental health clinic visits
    • Housing
      • Healthy Neighborhoods
        • Homeownership Rates
        • Homelessness
      • Affordable Housing
        • Housing Affordability for Homeowners
        • Housing Affordability for Renters
    • Public Safety
      • Safe Neighborhoods
        • Violent crimes
        • Domestic violence
  • Ulster County Profile
    • Children and Youth
      • Family Support
        • Children Living in Poverty
        • Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Single-Parent Families
        • Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect
        • Rate of Foster Care Admissions
      • Youth Risk Behavior
        • Teen Pregnancy
        • Live Births to Teen Mothers
        • Juvenile Delinquency Intakes
        • Bullying
    • Community Engagement
      • Philanthropic Support
        • Average Charitable Giving
      • Civic Participation
        • Voter Registration Rate
        • Voter Participation Rate
    • Demographics
      • Population Characteristics
        • Total Population
        • Population by Age
        • Population by Race/Ethnicity
        • Household Types
    • Economy
      • Health of the Economy
        • Change in Total Jobs
        • Employment by Sector
      • Cost of Government
        • Spending for County Government
      • Exciting Regional Destinations
        • Tourism Revenue
    • Education
      • School Readiness
        • Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services
        • Prekindergarten Participation
        • Students Receiving Special Education Services
      • Public Support for Education
        • Per-Student Spending
      • Academic Achievement
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Economic Background
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Economic Background
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity
      • Learning Outcomes
        • High School Cohort Graduation Rate
        • High School Cohort Dropout Rate
        • High School GED Rate
        • Plans of High School Graduates
        • Education Levels of Adults
        • Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity
    • Financial Stability
      • Financial Resources
        • Median Household Income
        • Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity
        • People Living in Poverty
        • People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Seniors in poverty
        • Veterans in poverty
      • People Receiving Assistance
        • Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care
        • Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch
        • Earned Income Tax Credit Participation
    • Health
      • Access to Care
        • People Without Health Insurance
      • Healthy Start
        • Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity
        • Babies with Low Birth Weights
        • Infant Mortality
      • Health Challenges
        • People living with HIV
        • People living with AIDS
        • Mental health clinic visits
    • Housing
      • Healthy Neighborhoods
        • Homeownership Rates
        • Homelessness
      • Affordable Housing
        • Housing Affordability for Homeowners
        • Housing Affordability for Renters
    • Public Safety
      • Safe Neighborhoods
        • Violent crimes
        • Domestic violence

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High School GED Rate

High School GED Rate

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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 2017 had transferred to GED programs by the time their class graduated, just below the state rate (excluding NYC) of 0.5%. The region's rate has fallen from 1.0% in 2008. Orange and Dutchess had the lowest proportion of students pursuing GEDs in the region at 0.2%, followed by Ulster (0.8%). No school districts reported many students leaving school for a GED program.

Notes about the data

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

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    • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math
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  • Learning Outcomes
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