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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 88% graduation rate for the class of 2022 was similar to the state rate (excluding NYC). The graduation rate was highest in Putman County (94%) followed by Columbia and Orange (both at 89%). Graduation rates have increased 9 percentage points in the region, up from 79% in the class of 2009.

Graduation rates were lowest in Poughkeepsie (60%) in Dutchess, Eldred in Sullivan (67%), and Ellenville in Ulster (72%). The highest rates (95% or higher) were Haldane Central in Putnam Central (98%), Germantown Central and New Lebanon Central in Columbia (both at 97%), Cornwall Central in Orange, Kinderhook Central in Columbia, Wallkill Central in Ulster and Mahopac Central and Putnam Valley Central in Putnam (all at 96%), and Washingtonville Central in Orange (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
20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Region79%81%82%82%84%85%85%87%86%87%86%88%88%88%
Columbia County76%78%77%76%80%82%84%81%83%83%86%87%87%89%
Dutchess County78%79%80%83%82%84%84%86%86%86%85%88%87%86%
Greene County80%81%79%77%82%84%85%84%87%91%84%88%82%85%
Orange County80%83%84%84%85%86%87%89%87%88%87%88%89%89%
Putnam County91%91%90%91%92%91%91%92%93%91%92%92%94%94%
Sullivan County73%73%76%75%78%76%79%83%78%82%80%81%82%78%
Ulster County75%78%80%80%82%82%84%86%86%85%86%88%87%87%
NYS (excluding NYC)80%82%83%84%84%85%86%86%86%86%87%88%89%89%
Columbia School Districts
Berkshire Union FreeN/A22%15%0%0%0%13%9%N/A0%0%N/AN/A
Chatham Central88%88%93%84%89%92%88%89%89%87%91%94%91%84%
Germantown Central83%80%77%79%75%86%86%95%82%87%80%93%90%97%
Hudson City59%63%61%59%69%72%77%72%79%81%80%80%81%83%
Kinderhook Central80%83%83%82%84%88%87%81%87%83%94%96%96%96%
New Lebanon Central87%84%83%85%92%97%88%93%75%90%87%92%93%97%
Taconic Hills Central77%82%80%83%83%81%83%85%82%84%81%75%81%83%
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central82%84%86%89%88%91%87%89%88%90%88%91%91%89%
Beacon City77%74%73%71%72%80%79%86%83%83%84%88%91%87%
Dover Union Free75%75%78%80%85%80%89%89%84%84%80%84%81%84%
Hyde Park Central72%76%66%81%76%75%80%82%79%82%81%88%81%78%
Millbrook Central89%86%91%89%89%89%88%85%92%91%88%96%89%86%
Northeast Central79%71%74%81%84%91%87%79%84%91%82%87%80%65%
Pawling Central85%91%90%89%91%95%95%89%92%88%92%93%95%93%
Pine Plains Central68%72%81%73%80%71%83%83%88%83%83%89%77%88%
Poughkeepsie City55%57%58%61%53%58%60%60%67%55%54%60%58%60%
Red Hook Central82%83%85%91%85%89%86%84%84%90%96%91%93%91%
Rhinebeck Central89%88%91%89%91%86%93%91%92%95%94%93%90%91%
Spackenkill Union Free91%89%90%95%90%93%95%95%96%94%92%90%93%90%
Wappingers Central80%82%84%84%88%87%85%90%90%91%90%94%94%92%
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central77%77%80%76%76%80%82%82%81%89%83%92%80%78%
Catskill Central73%77%70%70%80%76%85%83%90%91%90%91%90%86%
Coxsackie-Athens Central83%79%81%85%85%90%86%82%87%88%88%82%86%87%
Greenville Central83%91%84%71%84%86%81%88%90%95%89%87%91%87%
Hunter-Tannersville Central84%84%86%86%88%94%96%78%82%95%89%85%91%90%
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central91%80%76%90%91%91%97%97%92%85%0%95%0%86%
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free84%85%90%85%90%91%88%89%88%93%92%90%95%90%
Cornwall Central91%94%92%94%91%97%94%95%93%98%94%96%96%96%
Florida Union Free87%97%94%97%97%93%95%97%95%88%88%97%90%88%
Goshen Central90%90%92%90%87%86%89%94%89%90%91%96%94%93%
Highland Falls Central92%92%88%82%81%88%90%90%93%92%88%87%86%86%
Kiryas Joel Village Union FreeN/AN/AN/AN/A0%N/A0%N/AN/A0%0%0%0%0%
Middletown City75%79%77%76%79%81%79%83%81%84%80%83%88%91%
Minisink Valley Central85%89%89%93%90%93%88%91%93%91%92%89%93%93%
Monroe-Woodbury Central88%92%93%92%92%93%93%94%93%93%94%91%91%91%
Newburgh City64%64%69%69%72%74%76%81%74%81%73%78%76%78%
Pine Bush Central80%87%84%84%84%84%88%91%89%90%93%91%92%92%
Port Jervis City70%73%73%72%77%76%82%83%81%84%82%86%77%82%
Tuxedo Union Free83%93%93%93%91%95%94%96%94%90%90%100%100%93%
Valley Central80%86%84%84%83%86%88%87%93%88%90%92%91%92%
Warwick Valley Central83%93%92%93%95%95%96%93%93%95%93%95%96%94%
Washingtonville Central89%93%92%92%93%94%94%95%97%93%95%94%94%95%
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central92%90%91%91%94%95%88%92%94%87%87%88%91%88%
Carmel Central88%89%89%91%91%92%91%89%90%89%91%92%92%94%
Haldane Central89%98%96%92%94%98%96%97%96%99%97%93%99%98%
Mahopac Central93%92%89%92%93%88%91%93%95%95%95%94%96%96%
Putnam Valley Central92%90%92%86%89%90%94%96%90%94%95%97%98%96%
Sullivan School Districts
Eldred Central83%78%82%89%83%93%82%88%80%81%90%88%87%67%
Fallsburg Central67%62%64%69%78%65%69%76%69%74%68%79%74%70%
Liberty Central62%66%71%61%71%70%69%77%71%69%69%77%78%69%
Livingston Manor Central81%74%76%71%86%79%87%82%81%71%75%74%88%77%
Monticello Central69%71%75%76%73%71%77%83%78%87%87%83%82%79%
Sullivan West Central82%84%83%82%88%85%87%94%90%91%86%90%86%91%
Tri-Valley Central83%81%84%79%82%85%88%79%81%82%76%75%85%87%
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central80%80%76%70%83%73%72%75%80%73%83%81%72%72%
Highland Central87%85%90%82%90%84%87%91%95%89%89%93%96%92%
Kingston City63%70%72%71%75%78%81%81%81%79%81%87%80%79%
Marlboro Central85%84%86%93%92%87%90%92%91%92%91%91%94%94%
New Paltz Central84%88%94%91%93%91%93%94%93%96%93%94%93%92%
Onteora Central78%78%83%87%86%86%87%89%88%87%91%87%88%92%
Rondout Valley Central80%85%90%86%83%90%85%94%89%88%86%88%91%87%
Saugerties Central79%75%76%75%73%78%80%78%82%80%87%84%84%89%
Wallkill Central75%76%77%84%81%83%88%87%88%88%90%90%91%96%

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




Number of High School Graduates
20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Region12,49412,51412,76312,37612,30611,93211,96211,93011,46311,66611,44311,47411,57311,277
Columbia County585584559527556525542458483505468455454463
Dutchess County3,1093,1983,2073,1033,1323,1123,0783,0982,9173,0322,9102,8972,9632,758
Greene County517471502481463466450444396432400394396374
Orange County4,4114,5364,6794,5524,5224,2874,4264,3954,3324,2854,2544,3694,4054,390
Putnam County1,2961,2411,2721,2191,2691,2251,2191,2331,1651,1671,1521,1471,1381,114
Sullivan County686659665683612614570627582613647558599557
Ulster County1,8901,8251,8791,8111,7521,7031,6771,6751,5881,6321,6121,6541,6181,621
NYS (excluding NYC)118,691119,983119,406118,278117,903116,007114,943115,541115,849117,003116,241118,142118,506116,512
Columbia School Districts
Berkshire Union FreeN/A2200011N/A00N/AN/A
Chatham Central111981009010210710287779283677767
Germantown Central5747444642363735322637384638
Hudson City100116108951121251109312012594108105103
Kinderhook Central145151166151145141146117136129138132116138
New Lebanon Central4543333546334338273626342832
Taconic Hills Central1271271061101098310387919790768285
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central728747758750724791733747688759624672690629
Beacon City198233219184204212187210177166205208204192
Dover Union Free129110108101102981129685108811049192
Hyde Park Central300281245283296254277269253267298233255229
Millbrook Central10899939991839388867784667772
Northeast Central6541506046644054475341454433
Pawling Central1001211009396101100108888588949988
Pine Plains Central8279827882655063637364704868
Poughkeepsie City184189184191171181189174195159188185180179
Red Hook Central143161170181159157164135140155154145168148
Rhinebeck Central831001019396838195949094797669
Spackenkill Union Free12814813212612712812514311413712398119112
Wappingers Central861889965864938895927916887903866898912847
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central1201041179296929796818986788068
Catskill Central831001151081061041149892105961028995
Coxsackie-Athens Central1159811312210811411410997911068810490
Greenville Central1081048984889572898110481839378
Hunter-Tannersville Central5241433735322421232031233019
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central39242538302929312223020024
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free66768868647974978611869969988
Cornwall Central266276272302253278259275263261264265284282
Florida Union Free5374597663626271624453675456
Goshen Central226216237243219223202218214226234251220246
Highland Falls Central121103127119122831179410911011411392107
Kiryas Joel Village Union FreeN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/AN/A00000
Middletown City408404419433435450463447444431444508538565
Minisink Valley Central323377350347358318318314318328317301310248
Monroe-Woodbury Central551545580572584515535537587546578526580591
Newburgh City651637625610639589622642588645590671662688
Pine Bush Central400454437414435413436443418381431409407379
Port Jervis City201205208196190171182176178180159163156165
Tuxedo Union Free1008010310596918327172819131613
Valley Central336345361335340325340331352340311320336306
Warwick Valley Central321382428355348354372338362326321293325325
Washingtonville Central388362385377376336351367331318350373326331
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central264272294270300258294279253263228242253227
Carmel Central364353375358343344314333327332328336320344
Haldane Central5881746772847774657186657065
Mahopac Central436396396399407389388391372365367363353322
Putnam Valley Central174139133125147150146156148136143141142156
Sullivan School Districts
Eldred Central5357476345544552413943423420
Fallsburg Central8666757280626781697973777580
Liberty Central9093981008388778186821129510291
Livingston Manor Central3939313230452632342718233627
Monticello Central196201215205190185164202183213230162192186
Sullivan West Central1051099911298909589738588816375
Tri-Valley Central9573887972757170747367617860
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central1081151129512095931121188710310087107
Highland Central132161135130155137140133122143132124128140
Kingston City456438469453412434398421383398432451433419
Marlboro Central167154164180178141137179138153145145129146
New Paltz Central185189199179171162184184183185173193215144
Onteora Central159131138131125123110959210294939894
Rondout Valley Central205199222172146166138162143142126145146151
Saugerties Central232211203210195204219157183200201166175186
Wallkill Central245227237261250241258232226222206237207234

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




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