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High school graduation rate (4-year adjusted cohort) in Massachusetts

High school graduation rate (4-year adjusted cohort) in Massachusetts was 90.1% in 2022, according to National Center for Education Statistics. That is up 0.3 pts from 2021. That is the 4th highest of 49 states in 2022.

202290.1%
Change on 2021+0.3 pts
Rank4th of 49US states ranked
Series high90.12022
Series low852012

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High school graduation rate (4-year adjusted cohort) in Massachusetts, 2012 to 2022

84868890922012201420162018202020222012: 85 %2013: 85 %2014: 86.1 %2015: 87.3 %2016: 87.5 %2017: 88.3 %2018: 87.8 %2019: 88 %2020: 89 %2021: 89.8 %2022: 90.1 %84868890922012201620222012: 85 %2013: 85 %2014: 86.1 %2015: 87.3 %2016: 87.5 %2017: 88.3 %2018: 87.8 %2019: 88 %2020: 89 %2021: 89.8 %2022: 90.1 %
%. Source: NCES, Digest of Education Statistics, table 219.46: public high school 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), total, by state. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-05-15.
All 11 values
Period%
202290.1
202189.8
202089
201988
201887.8
201788.3
201687.5
201587.3
201486.1
201385
201285

Compared with United States

Place2022
Massachusetts90.1
United States86.6

Massachusetts compared with nearby places

Alabama: 88.2 %Alaska: 77.8 %Arizona: 77.3 %Arkansas: 88.2 %California: 87 %Colorado: 82.3 %Connecticut: 88.9 %Delaware: 87.8 %District of Columbia: 76.4 %Florida: 87.3 %Georgia: 84.1 %Hawaii: 86 %Idaho: 79.9 %Illinois: 87.3 %Indiana: 87.7 %Iowa: 89.9 %Kansas: 89.1 %Kentucky: 90.1 %Louisiana: 83.1 %Maine: 86.1 %Maryland: 86.3 %Massachusetts: 90.1 %Michigan: 81 %Minnesota: 83.6 %Mississippi: 88.9 %Missouri: 89.8 %Montana: 85.8 %Nebraska: 87.1 %Nevada: 81.7 %New Hampshire: 87.7 %New Jersey: 85.2 %New York: 86.7 %North Carolina: 86.4 %North Dakota: 85.1 %Ohio: 86.2 %Oregon: 81.3 %Pennsylvania: 87 %Rhode Island: 83.3 %South Carolina: 83.8 %South Dakota: 82.1 %Tennessee: 90.4 %Texas: 89.7 %Utah: 88.2 %Vermont: 82.8 %Virginia: 89.1 %Washington: 83.6 %West Virginia: 91.2 %Wisconsin: 90.3 %Wyoming: 81.8 %
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High school graduation rate (4-year adjusted cohort), 2022, %. Massachusetts is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: National Center for Education Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

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).

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.

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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.

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APA 7

National Center for Education Statistics. (2024). Digest of Education Statistics, table 219.46: public high school 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), total, by state (High school graduation rate (4-year adjusted cohort), Massachusetts, 2012 to 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d23/tables/dt23_219.46.asp

MLA 9

Digest of Education Statistics, table 219.46: public high school 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), total, by state, High school graduation rate (4-year adjusted cohort), Massachusetts, 2012 to 2022. National Center for Education Statistics, 15 May 2024, https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d23/tables/dt23_219.46.asp. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/high-school-graduation-rate/massachusetts. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

National Center for Education Statistics. 2024. Digest of Education Statistics, table 219.46: public high school 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), total, by state. High school graduation rate (4-year adjusted cohort), Massachusetts, 2012 to 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d23/tables/dt23_219.46.asp. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/high-school-graduation-rate/massachusetts.

Harvard

National Center for Education Statistics (2024) Digest of Education Statistics, table 219.46: public high school 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), total, by state, High school graduation rate (4-year adjusted cohort), Massachusetts, 2012 to 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d23/tables/dt23_219.46.asp, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/high-school-graduation-rate/massachusetts (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the high school graduation rate (4-year adjusted cohort) in Massachusetts?

High school graduation rate (4-year adjusted cohort) in Massachusetts was 90.1% in 2022, according to National Center for Education Statistics. That is up 0.3 pts from 2021. That is the 4th highest of 49 states in 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest high school graduation rate (4-year adjusted cohort) in Massachusetts?

90.1% in 2022, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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