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Education

Cohort Graduation Rate, Beyond Four Years

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Source: New York State Education Department

What does this measure?

The number of students graduating after five years of high school, 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?

Of the students who began 9th grade in 2017 in our region, 90% had graduated by 2022. Most of those, 88%, graduated on time in 2022. The five-year rate for the state has been lower than the region and was 89% in 2022. In contrast, the five-year rate for NYS excluding New York City has been higher than the region and was 91% in 2022. The Rochester School District's five-year graduation rate was 74%, a three point gain over the four-year rate of 71%, and an increase from the five-year rates of the previous two cohorts (which were 69% and 71% respectively).

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. 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.

Five-Year High School Cohort Graduation Rate

	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
NYS	77%	78%	79%	80%	80%	81%	82%	84%	84%	85%	85%	87%	87%	89%
NYS (excluding NYC)	83%	84%	84%	85%	86%	87%	87%	88%	89%	89%	89%	89%	90%	91%
Region	83%	81%	82%	83%	83%	85%	86%	87%	87%	87%	88%	88%	89%	90%
Monroe	83%	79%	81%	81%	81%	82%	85%	85%	85%	86%	87%	87%	88%	89%
Surrounding Counties	83%	84%	85%	86%	87%	88%	89%	90%	90%	90%	89%	90%	91%	91%
Genesee	85%	84%	84%	85%	87%	88%	90%	91%	90%	93%	92%	93%	93%	94%
Livingston	86%	87%	85%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	91%	93%	89%	91%	94%	91%
Ontario	84%	87%	87%	89%	89%	90%	90%	92%	91%	91%	91%	90%	92%	94%
Orleans	83%	85%	85%	87%	87%	87%	87%	90%	91%	89%	89%	90%	89%	92%
Seneca	75%	79%	79%	81%	82%	83%	84%	85%	84%	85%	84%	86%	91%	87%
Wayne	83%	83%	85%	85%	88%	88%	89%	90%	88%	89%	88%	90%	89%	88%
Wyoming	85%	86%	83%	85%	87%	89%	92%	93%	94%	95%	93%	91%	94%	94%
Yates	82%	77%	84%	86%	81%	87%	87%	87%	83%	81%	84%	89%	84%	85%
Monroe County School Districts
Rochester School District	57%	51%	55%	54%	52%	53%	57%	57%	58%	62%	65%	69%	71%	74%
Brighton Central School District	94%	94%	94%	95%	94%	92%	96%	96%	98%	96%	95%	96%	95%	97%
Brockport Central School District	87%	90%	88%	88%	90%	93%	91%	94%	93%	89%	89%	88%	92%	91%
Churchville-Chili Central School District	94%	89%	91%	93%	94%	93%	93%	94%	96%	92%	94%	93%	93%	95%
East Irondequoit Central School District	88%	89%	89%	90%	90%	90%	94%	93%	91%	93%	88%	88%	91%	90%
East Rochester Union Free School District,	81%	74%	83%	85%	88%	91%	87%	84%	86%	83%	83%	89%	83%	94%
Fairport Central School District	95%	96%	95%	95%	94%	95%	96%	95%	94%	97%	94%	94%	95%	94%
Gates-Chili Central School District	90%	86%	85%	86%	87%	87%	89%	89%	89%	83%	85%	88%	88%	91%
Greece Central School District	83%	82%	86%	85%	86%	88%	88%	92%	92%	93%	92%	92%	94%	93%
Hilton Central School District	93%	91%	91%	93%	95%	97%	95%	95%	97%	96%	93%	94%	94%	93%
Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District	96%	94%	96%	98%	95%	98%	97%	97%	97%	98%	95%	97%	95%	97%
West Irondequoit Central School District	91%	87%	90%	93%	93%	93%	96%	98%	93%	94%	98%	96%	94%	95%
Penfield Central School District	95%	92%	93%	95%	96%	96%	97%	98%	98%	97%	96%	95%	98%	96%
Pittsford Central School District	98%	98%	97%	98%	97%	98%	98%	98%	98%	98%	97%	98%	98%	100%
Rush-Henrietta Central School District	90%	88%	91%	87%	87%	90%	91%	93%	92%	93%	93%	95%	93%	93%
Spencerport Central School District	91%	87%	88%	92%	91%	91%	91%	96%	94%	91%	93%	93%	92%	93%
Webster Central School District	91%	92%	93%	94%	95%	94%	96%	96%	95%	96%	96%	95%	96%	96%
Wheatland-Chili Central School District	89%	90%	89%	92%	92%	98%	93%	98%	81%	90%	91%	94%	88%	86%
Regional City School Districts
Batavia School District	78%	80%	79%	77%	84%	82%	85%	85%	90%	93%	90%	93%	95%	96%
Canandaigua School District	89%	88%	90%	89%	91%	89%	89%	91%	93%	92%	94%	92%	94%	95%
Geneva School District	71%	71%	69%	75%	77%	83%	82%	82%	86%	82%	84%	82%	89%	92%

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

Number of High School Graduates Within Five Years

	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
NYS	173,059	175,682	178,308	177,904	176,295	176,628	174,404	173,778	175,611	175,457	179,511	179,797	181,666	182,696
NYS (excluding NYC)	123,100	122,694	123,372	122,500	121,163	120,746	118,910	117,869	118,400	118,532	119,864	119,492	120,376	120,862
Region	13,436	13,304	13,506	13,454	12,644	12,474	11,988	12,072	11,944	11,864	11,900	11,807	11,906	11,797
Monroe	8,056	7,987	8,136	8,099	7,584	7,484	7,245	7,335	7,372	7,240	7,413	7,368	7,506	7,443
Surrounding Counties	5,380	5,317	5,370	5,355	5,060	4,990	4,743	4,737	4,572	4,624	4,487	4,439	4,400	4,354
Genesee	755	702	745	677	676	675	605	632	601	619	594	565	596	551
Livingston	704	668	645	708	639	646	620	606	559	608	578	539	595	527
Ontario	1,266	1,288	1,324	1,350	1,217	1,300	1,192	1,238	1,201	1,150	1,174	1,201	1,167	1,204
Orleans	591	527	555	538	523	487	454	430	463	422	446	396	411	415
Seneca	331	345	325	341	314	287	307	292	266	297	308	257	284	280
Wayne	1,228	1,222	1,206	1,161	1,160	1,098	1,070	1,034	1,006	1,031	955	1,018	919	932
Wyoming	312	380	362	359	344	331	321	311	292	324	287	305	310	302
Yates	193	185	208	221	187	166	174	194	184	173	145	158	118	143
Monroe County School Districts
Rochester School District	1,263	1,466	1,497	1,532	1,315	1,260	1,170	1,273	1,214	1,377	1,318	1,438	1,405	1,335
Brighton Central School District	272	339	265	293	263	292	269	284	283	282	259	273	297	276
Brockport Central School District	354	347	324	315	304	308	291	291	291	251	265	231	248	269
Churchville-Chili Central School District	358	340	349	354	338	294	299	296	288	287	329	312	300	278
East Irondequoit Central School District	256	264	267	240	235	246	239	245	228	243	223	218	229	241
East Rochester Union Free School District,	93	84	86	87	79	89	75	65	76	58	69	64	72	73
Fairport Central School District	588	604	570	556	557	516	534	524	524	492	490	473	471	427
Gates-Chili Central School District	410	410	359	388	391	367	325	310	324	305	294	306	297	336
Greece Central School District	1,112	885	962	947	860	885	872	839	859	828	889	801	805	870
Hilton Central School District	321	362	385	348	354	316	352	353	350	327	325	365	361	307
Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District	214	198	239	239	208	210	180	186	222	187	190	193	160	197
West Irondequoit Central School District	327	296	316	354	302	307	282	305	297	274	279	304	289	283
Penfield Central School District	388	363	394	379	383	381	355	351	355	342	355	365	369	325
Pittsford Central School District	488	467	519	498	486	526	484	494	498	481	494	458	487	515
Rush-Henrietta Central School District	481	434	463	454	416	414	399	382	406	375	411	385	402	432
Spencerport Central School District	365	311	374	345	293	298	305	317	292	284	292	265	277	270
Webster Central School District	703	765	710	711	724	684	716	678	662	646	672	629	676	651
Wheatland-Chili Central School District	63	52	57	59	55	59	62	55	51	44	48	45	52	38
Regional City School Districts
Batavia School District	148	165	171	162	163	156	147	161	161	162	162	148	161	157
Canandaigua School District	286	339	331	290	302	294	288	286	277	278	256	277	294	265
Geneva School District	160	146	124	165	147	174	141	148	161	126	145	160	156	129

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

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INDICATORS - Grouped by Topic	REGIONAL VALUE	YEAR	NYS COMPARISON	TREND \| REGION
Prenatal Care	78%	2019	3	1 Increasing
Prenatal Care, by Race/Ethnicity			0	10 Not Applicable*
Babies Born with Low Birth Weights	8.4%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Babies Born with Low Birth Weights, Race/Ethnicity			0	10 Not Applicable*
Infant Mortality Rate	6.9	2017-19	2	0 Maintaining
Infant Mortality Rate, Race/Ethnicity			0	10 Not Applicable*
Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels	0.8%	2019	2	-1 Decreasing
Children in Poverty	18%	2017-21	3	1 Increasing
Children in Poverty, Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Single-Parent Families	39%	2017-21	2	1 Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect	20	2020	2	1 Increasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions	1.8	2020	2	-1 Decreasing
Rate of Teen Pregnancy	1.3%	2019	3	-1 Decreasing
Rate of Teen Births	12	2019	2	-1 Decreasing
Tourism Spending	$1,399	2021	1	0 Maintaining
Recreation Spending	$83	2021	1	-1 Decreasing
Voter Registration Rate	84%	2021	2	1 Increasing
Voter Participation Rate	64%	2020	3	1 Increasing
Registered Library Borrowers	55%	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
Library Visits	2.5	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
Charitable Contributions as a Percentage of Income	0.8%	2020	2	-1 Decreasing
Households Without Vehicles	10%	2017-21	3	0 Maintaining
Total Population	1.4%	2021	2	1 Increasing
Means of Transportation to Work		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Population by Age		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Workers’ Commute Time, by Means of Transportation to Work		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Population by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Crashes Involving Pedestrians	2.6	2022	3	0 Maintaining
Population by Age and Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Crashes Involving Cyclists	1.4	2022	3	-1 Decreasing
Disengaged Youth, Ages 16 to 19	6%	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Vehicle Crashes Resulting in Injuries and Fatalities	60	2022	3	-1 Decreasing
Median Household Income	$64,995	2017-21	1	-1 Decreasing
Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)	24	2022	2	-1 Decreasing
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Miles of Dedicated Bike Infrastructure		2023	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living in Poverty	13%	2017-21	3	1 Increasing
RTS Ridership	8	2022	0	-1 Decreasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living in Poverty, by Sex		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
RTS On-time Performance			0	10 Not Applicable*
Public Assistance Recipients	1.2%	2021	3	-1 Decreasing
Approval Rate for Public Assistance Applications	22%	2021	0	-1 Decreasing
Females Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Seniors Living in Poverty, by Sex		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Households Receiving SNAP	13%	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Female Seniors Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Tax Filers Receiving Earned Income Tax Credit	14%	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
EITC Dollars	$153	2020	2	-1 Decreasing
Change in Total Jobs	2.3%	2021	2	1 Increasing
Change in Number of Business Establishments by Sector		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Change in Jobs by Sector		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Sector Shares of Regional Total Employment		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	2021	3	1 Increasing
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Average Salary by Sector		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Change in Average Salary Since 2000	12%	2021	3	1 Increasing
Change in Average Salary Since 2000 by Sector		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Employment-to-Population Ratio	59%	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Prekindergarten Participation	41%	2021	2	1 Increasing
School Spending Per Student	$23,561	2020	1	1 Increasing
Instructional Spending Per Student	$16,983	2020	1	1 Increasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services		2021	0	-1 Decreasing
Grade 3 English	37%	2022	2	1 Increasing
Grade 3 English by Student Subgroup		2022	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 English by Race/Ethnicity		2022	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 Math	40%	2022	2	1 Increasing
Grade 3 Math by Student Subgroup		2022	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 Math by Race/Ethnicity		2022	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 8 English	39%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Grade 8 English by Student Subgroup		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 8 English by Race/Ethnicity		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 8 Math	49%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Regents Algebra 1	73%	2019	3	1 Increasing
Regents English	83%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate	88%	2022	3	1 Increasing
Cohort Graduation Rate, Beyond Four Years	90%	2022	3	1 Increasing
Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity		2022	0	10 Not Applicable*
Education Levels of Adults		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Education Levels of Adults by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Without Health Insurance	5%	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
Supply of Doctors	35.3	2019	1	1 Increasing
Mortality Rate	693	2019	1	-1 Decreasing
Chlamydia Rate	53	2020	2	1 Increasing
Chlamydia Rates, Race/Ethnicity, Monroe County			0	10 Not Applicable*
Gonorrhea Rate	37	2020	1	1 Increasing
Maternal Health, by Race/Ethnicity		2018-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Gonorrhea Rates, Race/Ethnicity, Monroe County			0	10 Not Applicable*
Early Syphilis Rates	2.8	2020	3	1 Increasing
Early Syphilis Rates within Monroe County, by Race/Ethnicity			0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living with HIV	105	2021	0	1 Increasing
People Living with HIV by Race/Ethnicity		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living with AIDS	124	2021	0	1 Increasing
People Living with AIDS by Race/Ethnicity		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Percent of Days with Good Air Quality			0	10 Not Applicable*
Alcohol-related Crashes	2.7	2021	2	-1 Decreasing
Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment by Primary Substance		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Median Home Value	$151,405	2017-21	1	1 Increasing
Median Rental Prices	$936	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Homeowners	2.3	2017-21	3	0 Maintaining
Housing Affordability for Homeowners by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Overall Housing Cost Burden	28%	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Renters	32%	2017-21	3	10 Not Applicable*
Rent Burdened Households	48%	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Renters by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Homeownership Rate	68%	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Homeownership Rate by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Vacant Housing Units	9%	2017-21	3	1 Increasing
Homeless Persons			0	10 Not Applicable*
Serious Crimes	165	2021	3	-1 Decreasing
Violent Crimes	25	2021	3	1 Increasing
Victims of Domestic Violence	59	2021	0	-1 Decreasing
Incarceration Rates	10.0	2021	0	-1 Decreasing
Incarceration Rates, by Race/Ethnicity		2018	0	10 Not Applicable*
Arrest Rates	125.2	2021	3	-1 Decreasing
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Per-Capita Spending for Local Government	$3,731	2019	0	1 Increasing
Female to Male Earnings Ratio	0.70	2017-21	3	0 Maintaining

*No or multiple regional values for this indicator

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