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Education

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Source: New York State Education Department

What does this measure?

The number of students graduating after four years of high school (measured through August of the graduation year), as a percentage of their cohort. The cohort is the class of ninth-graders beginning high school in the same academic year.

Why is this important?

High school graduation is the culmination of a successful K-12 education and the gateway to college or employment. Students who do not graduate face the prospect of unemployment or low-paying jobs.

How is our region performing?

By August 2022, 88% of the 2018 cohort in our region graduated, compared to 87% statewide and 89% for NYS excluding New York City. The graduation rate was highest in Genesee (93%) followed by Ontario and Wyoming (both at 90%), and Livingston and Wayne (89%). At 71%, the Rochester School District had the lowest graduation rate in the region unchanged from the previous year and was significantly up from 48% in 2013. Rochester charter school students had an 87% graduation rate in 2022.

The regional rate has increased 10 percentage points since 2009. The rate for Monroe went up 12 points over the period and the largest increase was Yates at 13 points among the counties in the region.

Notes about the data

Prior years are not comparable, thus are not reported. Students are included in the total cohort based on the year they entered Grade 9 or, if ungraded, the school year in which they reached their 17th birthday. Students are included in the cohort of the school where they were last enrolled if they were enrolled for a minimum of five months. Students were counted as graduates if they earned a local or a Regents diploma. Figures for Rochester charter schools reflect different numbers of schools across the years, ranging from one in 2012 to five in later years. These figures include students who graduate in August after making up courses during the summer. Data for this indicator are expected to be released in the second quarter.

High School Cohort Graduation Rate

	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
NYS	74%	76%	77%	77%	78%	79%	80%	81%	82%	83%	83%	85%	86%	87%
NYS (excluding NYC)	80%	82%	83%	84%	84%	85%	86%	86%	86%	86%	87%	88%	89%	89%
Region	78%	81%	81%	82%	82%	84%	84%	84%	85%	85%	86%	88%	89%	88%
Monroe	75%	79%	78%	79%	80%	82%	82%	83%	83%	84%	85%	87%	88%	87%
Surrounding Counties	81%	83%	85%	86%	87%	87%	88%	87%	89%	88%	89%	90%	90%	88%
Genesee	82%	84%	83%	85%	87%	88%	90%	88%	91%	91%	92%	91%	92%	93%
Livingston	84%	83%	87%	88%	87%	88%	87%	89%	89%	88%	89%	93%	91%	89%
Ontario	84%	86%	87%	87%	89%	88%	90%	89%	90%	90%	89%	90%	93%	90%
Orleans	83%	85%	84%	85%	85%	84%	89%	88%	89%	87%	88%	89%	91%	76%
Seneca	76%	77%	79%	80%	78%	83%	83%	84%	83%	82%	83%	88%	85%	84%
Wayne	80%	82%	83%	86%	86%	87%	87%	82%	87%	87%	88%	88%	87%	89%
Wyoming	84%	80%	84%	85%	88%	89%	88%	92%	94%	92%	90%	92%	92%	90%
Yates	70%	82%	83%	80%	85%	85%	82%	83%	79%	77%	84%	81%	82%	84%
Monroe County School Districts
Rochester School District	46%	51%	49%	49%	48%	51%	51%	53%	57%	59%	63%	68%	71%	71%
Rochester Charter Schools			0%	91%	84%	97%	91%	94%	92%	87%	85%	89%	83%	87%
Brighton Central School District	91%	92%	94%	94%	89%	95%	96%	98%	96%	94%	96%	95%	97%	98%
Brockport Central School District	86%	86%	84%	88%	89%	88%	92%	90%	89%	86%	85%	91%	89%	88%
Churchville-Chili Central School District	90%	90%	93%	93%	92%	92%	93%	96%	90%	94%	91%	91%	94%	90%
East Irondequoit Central School District	85%	88%	89%	88%	90%	93%	91%	88%	90%	86%	86%	90%	89%	87%
East Rochester Union Free School District,	71%	79%	81%	86%	88%	86%	82%	84%	80%	80%	84%	80%	92%	78%
Fairport Central School District	94%	94%	94%	93%	93%	94%	95%	93%	96%	92%	94%	94%	93%	92%
Gates-Chili Central School District	83%	85%	85%	85%	85%	88%	86%	86%	80%	81%	85%	86%	88%	81%
Greece Central School District	79%	85%	84%	85%	86%	88%	90%	89%	91%	91%	89%	93%	91%	90%
Hilton Central School District	89%	89%	89%	94%	95%	94%	94%	97%	94%	92%	92%	94%	92%	96%
Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District	91%	96%	97%	95%	98%	97%	97%	97%	97%	95%	96%	94%	96%	96%
West Irondequoit Central School District	85%	92%	92%	92%	93%	95%	97%	93%	93%	98%	96%	93%	95%	93%
Penfield Central School District	91%	94%	94%	95%	95%	96%	96%	98%	97%	96%	93%	97%	96%	95%
Pittsford Central School District	97%	97%	97%	97%	98%	96%	97%	96%	96%	97%	97%	98%	100%	98%
Rush-Henrietta Central School District	85%	90%	85%	86%	88%	86%	90%	90%	90%	90%	93%	92%	91%	91%
Spencerport Central School District	84%	87%	90%	89%	89%	89%	94%	93%	89%	93%	93%	91%	92%	94%
Webster Central School District	89%	92%	94%	94%	93%	95%	95%	94%	95%	96%	95%	95%	96%	96%
Wheatland-Chili Central School District	85%	88%	91%	93%	97%	91%	96%	81%	90%	89%	92%	88%	86%	93%
Regional City School Districts
Batavia School District	78%	79%	74%	84%	79%	82%	85%	89%	91%	89%	92%	94%	92%	95%
Canandaigua School District	87%	88%	87%	89%	89%	87%	90%	90%	92%	93%	90%	92%	94%	91%
Geneva School District	67%	69%	71%	75%	82%	80%	81%	84%	81%	82%	81%	88%	92%	77%

Source: New York State Education Department
Notes: Years denote 12th grade year for cohort.

Number of High School Graduates

	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
NYS	167,190	170,989	171,475	169,851	169,873	167,688	167,352	169,403	170,173	173,917	173,276	176,846	179,195	175,886
NYS (excluding NYC)	118,691	119,983	119,406	118,278	117,903	116,007	114,943	115,541	115,849	117,003	116,241	118,142	118,506	116,512
Region	12,887	13,100	13,127	12,385	12,166	11,702	11,757	11,683	11,553	11,608	11,519	11,730	11,612	10,999
Monroe	7,702	7,868	7,874	7,426	7,276	7,055	7,112	7,194	7,012	7,192	7,148	7,394	7,317	6,898
Surrounding Counties	5,185	5,232	5,253	4,959	4,890	4,647	4,645	4,489	4,541	4,416	4,371	4,336	4,295	4,101
Genesee	690	728	666	665	667	594	623	588	613	587	560	588	541	580
Livingston	651	633	688	630	625	612	593	553	583	569	534	591	523	530
Ontario	1,256	1,288	1,330	1,194	1,283	1,169	1,222	1,183	1,136	1,166	1,188	1,150	1,197	1,066
Orleans	516	548	525	511	473	442	425	454	418	437	391	410	410	334
Seneca	336	314	331	305	276	299	284	262	290	300	249	275	274	247
Wayne	1,186	1,171	1,145	1,138	1,082	1,048	1,012	982	1,015	939	997	903	914	938
Wyoming	376	345	351	331	322	313	299	286	318	284	304	304	298	274
Yates	174	205	217	185	162	170	187	181	168	134	148	115	138	132
Monroe County School Districts
Rochester School District	1,332	1,349	1,408	1,245	1,155	1,047	1,138	1,113	1,243	1,211	1,315	1,353	1,288	1,260
Rochester Charter Schools			0	20	31	36	86	108	123	175	227	304	299	354
Brighton Central School District	327	256	291	261	283	265	282	280	281	257	273	297	276	298
Brockport Central School District	334	314	305	297	294	280	282	281	247	253	226	245	265	212
Churchville-Chili Central School District	338	342	351	333	292	297	293	286	278	326	303	297	276	264
East Irondequoit Central School District	252	261	236	232	245	235	240	225	240	222	216	228	239	189
East Rochester Union Free School District,	82	83	83	77	87	74	65	75	57	67	63	71	72	56
Fairport Central School District	601	568	549	548	507	532	521	514	487	480	471	467	425	417
Gates-Chili Central School District	397	351	381	379	356	321	300	316	293	282	297	291	327	252
Greece Central School District	863	944	933	849	871	861	819	846	811	876	777	794	850	721
Hilton Central School District	352	371	336	349	310	349	348	350	323	321	361	360	303	372
Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District	194	234	237	206	209	180	185	222	184	190	191	159	196	169
West Irondequoit Central School District	291	311	350	296	306	280	303	296	272	277	302	286	282	274
Penfield Central School District	359	391	375	380	377	351	348	354	342	354	357	364	323	303
Pittsford Central School District	462	514	494	484	521	484	491	494	470	490	455	485	515	469
Rush-Henrietta Central School District	425	454	441	407	405	389	375	397	369	399	381	396	425	362
Spencerport Central School District	301	363	340	292	289	300	313	289	279	290	262	274	268	251
Webster Central School District	742	706	705	717	679	713	668	656	642	668	627	671	650	633
Wheatland-Chili Central School District	50	56	59	54	59	61	55	51	44	48	44	52	38	42
Regional City School Districts
Batavia School District	162	169	157	162	150	142	158	157	160	161	147	160	150	162
Canandaigua School District	330	321	285	296	287	281	281	272	277	254	274	290	264	234
Geneva School District	139	120	157	139	170	139	147	159	122	143	157	153	129	127

Source: New York State Education Department
Notes: Years denote 12th grade year for cohort.

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