Minnesota sees highest-ever high school graduation rate

Minnesota sees highest graduation rate ever in 2024

BRAINERD — The only items on the agenda for Brainerd High School’s staff meeting on Wednesday, May 7, were celebrating increased graduation rates and eating ice cream. “I just want to thank our staff and recognize the hard work that they’re doing,” BHS Principal Andrea Rusk said Wednesday. The celebration is in order, not only for Teacher Appreciation Week, but also with Wednesday’s announcement of Minnesota’s 2024 high school graduation rates. …

Graduation numbers around the state rise in 2024, dips slightly in Austin - Austin Daily Herald

According to statistics released by the Minnesota Department of Education Wednesday, graduation rates in Minnesota continue to rise across the state.  In 2024, 59,720 students (84.2%) of the overall graduating class graduated, marking the highest graduation rate ever recorded. Among those numbers American Indian, Asian, Black, Hispanic or Latino and white student groups all showed increases along with English learners, students from low-income f…

Minnesota’s high schoolers graduated at record rate in 2024

Minnesota posted a record high graduation rate of 84.2% in 2024, according to data being released Wednesday by the state Department of Education (MDE). Achievement gaps between white students and students of color also narrowed nearly across the board, an…

Minnesota graduation rates reach historic high after pandemic slide - Albert Lea Tribune

By Elizabeth Shockman, MPR News Just over 84 percent of Minnesota’s high school seniors graduated last year — the highest rate the state has ever recorded — with schools making significant gains after losing ground during the COVID-19 pandemic, newly released data shows. Graduation rates improved for students across nearly every racial and ethnic category in 2024. Asian, Latino, Black and Native American students saw the largest growth, with gai…

Highest Minnesota graduation rate on record paired with lowest proficiency AlphaNews.org

Share This Story(Center of the American Experiment) — The four-year graduation rate for Minnesota’s class of 2024 is the highest to date at 84.2 percent, according to newly released data from the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). Yet, the class of 2024 has the lowest math and reading proficiency results among graduation cohorts with a reported graduation rate. (The class of 2025’s math and reading proficiency is even lower, but their grad…

Minnesota sees highest-ever high school graduation rate

The Minnesota Department of Education says 58,293 kids graduated high school last year.