The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday announced that the country's high school graduation rate was 82 percent in 2013-14.
TRENTON -- High school students in the United States are graduating at the highest rate since 2011, and New Jersey ranks among the top states for graduating its students, according to new data.
The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday announced that the country's high school graduation rate was 82 percent in 2013-14. That's the highest rate since the 2010-11 school year, when states adopted a uniform method of calculating graduation rates, according to the Department of Education.
New Jersey tied with Wisconsin for the third highest rate at 88.6 percent. Only Iowa (90.5 percent) and Nebraska (89.7 percent) ranked higher.
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State officials first announced New Jersey's 2013-14 graduation rate last December. At the time, they said comparisons between states are difficult to make because states have different graduation requirements.
The graduation rates are based on how many students graduate four years after they started high school, adjusting for students who transfer in and out of the state.
The nation's average graduation rate has improved for four consecutive years, according to the Department of Education.
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