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Education

Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

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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 2021, 89% of the 2017 cohort in our region graduated, compared to 86% statewide and 89% for NYS excluding New York City. The graduation rate was highest in Ontario (93%) followed by Genesee and Wyoming (both at 92%), and Livingston and Orleans (91%). At 71%, the Rochester School District had the lowest graduation rate in the region but it increased 3 percentage points from the previous year and was significantly up from 48% in 2013. Rochester charter school students had an 83% graduation rate in 2021.

The regional rate has increased 11 percentage points since 2009. The rate for Monroe went up 13 points over the period and the largest increase was Yates at 12 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
NYS	74%	76%	77%	77%	78%	79%	80%	81%	82%	83%	83%	85%	86%
NYS (excluding NYC)	80%	82%	83%	84%	84%	85%	86%	86%	86%	86%	87%	88%	89%
Region	78%	81%	81%	82%	82%	84%	84%	84%	85%	85%	86%	88%	89%
Monroe	75%	79%	78%	79%	80%	82%	82%	83%	83%	84%	85%	87%	88%
Surrounding Counties	81%	83%	85%	86%	87%	87%	88%	87%	89%	88%	89%	90%	90%
Genesee	82%	84%	83%	85%	87%	88%	90%	88%	91%	91%	92%	91%	92%
Livingston	84%	83%	87%	88%	87%	88%	87%	89%	89%	88%	89%	93%	91%
Ontario	84%	86%	87%	87%	89%	88%	90%	89%	90%	90%	89%	90%	93%
Orleans	83%	85%	84%	85%	85%	84%	89%	88%	89%	87%	88%	89%	91%
Seneca	76%	77%	79%	80%	78%	83%	83%	84%	83%	82%	83%	88%	85%
Wayne	80%	82%	83%	86%	86%	87%	87%	82%	87%	87%	88%	88%	87%
Wyoming	84%	80%	84%	85%	88%	89%	88%	92%	94%	92%	90%	92%	92%
Yates	70%	82%	83%	80%	85%	85%	82%	83%	79%	77%	84%	81%	82%
Monroe County School Districts
Rochester School District	46%	51%	49%	49%	48%	51%	51%	53%	57%	59%	63%	68%	71%
Rochester Charter Schools			0%	91%	84%	97%	91%	94%	92%	87%	85%	89%	83%
Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District	91%	96%	97%	95%	98%	97%	97%	97%	97%	95%	96%	94%	96%
Pittsford Central School District	97%	97%	97%	97%	98%	96%	97%	96%	96%	97%	97%	98%	100%
Spencerport Central School District	84%	87%	90%	89%	89%	89%	94%	93%	89%	93%	93%	91%	92%
Hilton Central School District	89%	89%	89%	94%	95%	94%	94%	97%	94%	92%	92%	94%	92%
Brighton Central School District	91%	92%	94%	94%	89%	95%	96%	98%	96%	94%	96%	95%	97%
Penfield Central School District	91%	94%	94%	95%	95%	96%	96%	98%	97%	96%	93%	97%	96%
East Irondequoit Central School District	85%	88%	89%	88%	90%	93%	91%	88%	90%	86%	86%	90%	89%
Rush-Henrietta Central School District	85%	90%	85%	86%	88%	86%	90%	90%	90%	90%	93%	92%	91%
Fairport Central School District	94%	94%	94%	93%	93%	94%	95%	93%	96%	92%	94%	94%	93%
Wheatland-Chili Central School District	85%	88%	91%	93%	97%	91%	96%	81%	90%	89%	92%	88%	86%
Greece Central School District	79%	85%	84%	85%	86%	88%	90%	89%	91%	91%	89%	93%	91%
West Irondequoit Central School District	85%	92%	92%	92%	93%	95%	97%	93%	93%	98%	96%	93%	95%
Churchville-Chili Central School District	90%	90%	93%	93%	92%	92%	93%	96%	90%	94%	91%	91%	94%
East Rochester Union Free School District,	71%	79%	81%	86%	88%	86%	82%	84%	80%	80%	84%	80%	92%
Brockport Central School District	86%	86%	84%	88%	89%	88%	92%	90%	89%	86%	85%	91%	89%
Webster Central School District	89%	92%	94%	94%	93%	95%	95%	94%	95%	96%	95%	95%	96%
Gates-Chili Central School District	83%	85%	85%	85%	85%	88%	86%	86%	80%	81%	85%	86%	88%
Regional City School Districts
Batavia School District	78%	79%	74%	84%	79%	82%	85%	89%	91%	89%	92%	94%	92%
Canandaigua School District	87%	88%	87%	89%	89%	87%	90%	90%	92%	93%	90%	92%	94%
Geneva School District	67%	69%	71%	75%	82%	80%	81%	84%	81%	82%	81%	88%	92%

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
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
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
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
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
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
Genesee	690	728	666	665	667	594	623	588	613	587	560	588	541
Livingston	651	633	688	630	625	612	593	553	583	569	534	591	523
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
Orleans	516	548	525	511	473	442	425	454	418	437	391	410	410
Seneca	336	314	331	305	276	299	284	262	290	300	249	275	274
Wayne	1,186	1,171	1,145	1,138	1,082	1,048	1,012	982	1,015	939	997	903	914
Wyoming	376	345	351	331	322	313	299	286	318	284	304	304	298
Yates	174	205	217	185	162	170	187	181	168	134	148	115	138
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
Rochester Charter Schools			0	20	31	36	86	108	123	175	227	304	299
Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District	194	234	237	206	209	180	185	222	184	190	191	159	196
Pittsford Central School District	462	514	494	484	521	484	491	494	470	490	455	485	515
Spencerport Central School District	301	363	340	292	289	300	313	289	279	290	262	274	268
Hilton Central School District	352	371	336	349	310	349	348	350	323	321	361	360	303
Brighton Central School District	327	256	291	261	283	265	282	280	281	257	273	297	276
Penfield Central School District	359	391	375	380	377	351	348	354	342	354	357	364	323
East Irondequoit Central School District	252	261	236	232	245	235	240	225	240	222	216	228	239
Rush-Henrietta Central School District	425	454	441	407	405	389	375	397	369	399	381	396	425
Fairport Central School District	601	568	549	548	507	532	521	514	487	480	471	467	425
Wheatland-Chili Central School District	50	56	59	54	59	61	55	51	44	48	44	52	38
Greece Central School District	863	944	933	849	871	861	819	846	811	876	777	794	850
West Irondequoit Central School District	291	311	350	296	306	280	303	296	272	277	302	286	282
Churchville-Chili Central School District	338	342	351	333	292	297	293	286	278	326	303	297	276
East Rochester Union Free School District,	82	83	83	77	87	74	65	75	57	67	63	71	72
Brockport Central School District	334	314	305	297	294	280	282	281	247	253	226	245	265
Webster Central School District	742	706	705	717	679	713	668	656	642	668	627	671	650
Gates-Chili Central School District	397	351	381	379	356	321	300	316	293	282	297	291	327
Regional City School Districts
Batavia School District	162	169	157	162	150	142	158	157	160	161	147	160	150
Canandaigua School District	330	321	285	296	287	281	281	272	277	254	274	290	264
Geneva School District	139	120	157	139	170	139	147	159	122	143	157	153	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
Arts and Culture Attendance		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Tourism Spending	$1,399	2021	1	0 Maintaining
Recreation Spending	$83	2021	1	-1 Decreasing
Voter Registration Rate	83%	2020	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
Population by Age		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Population by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Population by Age and Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Disengaged Youth, Ages 16 to 19	6%	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Median Household Income	$64,995	2017-21	1	-1 Decreasing
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living in Poverty	13%	2017-21	3	1 Increasing
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*
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	58%	2020	3	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	44%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Grade 3 English by Student Subgroup		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 English by Race/Ethnicity		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 Math	49%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Grade 3 Math by Student Subgroup		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 Math by Race/Ethnicity		2019	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	89%	2021	3	1 Increasing
Cohort Graduation Rate, Beyond Four Years	89%	2021	3	1 Increasing
Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity		2021	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
Median Home Value	$151,405	2017-21	1	1 Increasing
Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment by Primary Substance		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
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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