# High school graduation rate (4-year adjusted cohort)

Share of public high school students who graduate with a regular diploma within four years of starting grade 9, adjusted for students who transfer in, transfer out, emigrate or die (the 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, ACGR), as a percentage. From the NCES Digest of Education Statistics, based on state reports to the U.S. Department of Education. The year is the end of the school year (2022 means 2021-22).

## Key facts

- High school graduation rate (4-year adjusted cohort) in the United States was 86.6% in 2022, according to National Center for Education Statistics.
- West Virginia had the highest high school graduation rate (4-year adjusted cohort) of 49 states in 2022, at 91.2%, and District of Columbia the lowest, at 76.4%. Source: National Center for Education Statistics.
- Published for 52 places, with figures from 2012 to 2022.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `high_school_graduation_rate_acgr`
- Unit: %
- Note: States set their own diploma requirements, so rates are not fully comparable between states. 2011-12 rates are published as whole numbers. The national rate covers the 50 states and the District of Columbia; NCES estimates parts of it where a state did not report.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/high-school-graduation-rate
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/high_school_graduation_rate_acgr

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | % | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2022 | 86.6 | U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. Digest of Education Statistics, table 219.46: public high school 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), total, by state. https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d23/tables/dt23_219.46.asp. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |

## Rankings

- [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduation-rate/us-states.md) (51 places)