High School Graduation Profile

High school graduation is a prerequisite that places students on the pathway to postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and success, which ultimately leads to a career that pays a living wage. By examining disaggregated data, we can identify which student populations may need more support in terms of targeted interventions that help them to graduate on time.

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89%

22,873 / 25,559

Rio Grande Valley

Four-Year High School Graduation Rate

88%

11,959 / 13,581

El Paso

Four-Year High School Graduation Rate

Texas Graduation Rates Increased Over Past Ten Years

While postsecondary enrollment rates have been decreasing over the past ten years for Texas, the same trend is not found for students graduating from Texas high schools, where rates have increased.

In Texas overall, about 9 out of 10 students graduate from high school.

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Disparities Exist in High School Graduation by Household Income

Household income disparities in graduating high school exist for Texas students.

For the Texas class of 2020, 87% of students from low-income households graduated from high school, while 95% of students from non-low-income households graduated.

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Disparities in High School Graduation by Household Income Have Been Reduced but Progress is Stalling

Disparities in high school graduation rates continue for Texas students from low-income households as compared to those from non-low-income households. Despite gains in graduation rates since 2011, this disparity remains.

For the class of 2011, there was a 13 percentage point disparity between students from low-income and non-low-income households. For the class of 2020, that disparity has decreased to a 9 percentage point disparity between students from low-income and non-low-income households.

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High School Graduation Varies by Race

High school graduation rates in Texas postsecondary institutions show racial disparities that point to the need for systemic change around opportunities, access, and support.

For the Texas class of 2020, high schools’ graduation rates for Asian students are 4 times that of Black students (Asian - 96%, Black - 86%).

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Disparities in High School Graduation Narrowing but Progress is Stalling

In Texas, all student groups have seen an increase in high school graduation rates. Although the trends have been similar across groups, the disparity between the highest graduating groups and lowest graduating groups has persisted.

Use the comparison feature to look at trends in your region by race over the past 10 years, as compared to the state. How have disparities increased or decreased in your region?

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Digging Deeper: Income, Gender, and Race Play a Role in High School Graduation Rates

Reviewing the latest high school graduation data by student groups based on their gender, income, and race allows us to take a closer look at which students are being underserved by education systems.

In Texas for the class of 2020, high schools graduate Asian females from non-low-income households at the highest rates (98%), while high schools graduate Black males from low-income households at the lowest rates (81%).

For all racial groups, females from non-low-income households are graduating high school at the highest rates, followed by males from non-low-income households, then females from low-income households, and males from low-income households.