CARSON CITY – Nevada high schools posted their highest graduation rate ever at 80.85 percent for the Class of 2017 – an increase of seven percentage points. Detailed graduation data can be accessed at NevadaReportCard.com.
“This is great news for our high school graduates and Nevada’s new economy that is counting on our education system producing more skilled workers,” said Steve Canavero, Ph.D., Superintendent of Public Instruction. “We are actually ahead of our goals for graduation rates, another strong indicator that Nevada is becoming the fastest improving state in the nation.”
Nevada’s two largest school districts both outpaced the rest of the state with healthy gains:
• The Clark County School District (CCSD) graduated 83.22 percent – an increase of 8.34 points.
• The Washoe County School District (WCSD) graduated 84.02 percent – an increase of 7.38 points.
Five other districts in the state showed double-digit gains from 2016:
• The Pershing County School District graduated 100 percent – an increase of 16.67 points
• The Churchill County School District graduated 73.26 percent – an increase of 13.56 points
• The Mineral County School District graduated 84.38 percent – an increase of 10.19 points
• The Humboldt County School District graduated 89.50 percent – an increase of 13.22 points
• The Lander County School District graduated 92.31 percent – an increase of 12.05 points
This is the seventh year Nevada has calculated the graduation rate using the adjusted cohort rate, which is required by the U.S. Department of Education. The four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate defines the cohort based on when a student enters the ninth grade; it is calculated using the number of students who graduate within four years and includes adjustments for transfer out students. While all states are calculating the graduation rate using the same formula, each state still sets its own requirements for students to earn a diploma.
