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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 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 2016 in our region, 89% had graduated by 2021. Most of those, 88%, graduated on time in 2020. The five-year rate for the state has been lower than the region and was 87% in 2021. In contrast, the five-year rate for NYS excluding New York City has been higher than the region and was 90% in 2021. The Rochester School District's five-year graduation rate was 71%, a three point gain over the four-year rate of 68%, and an increase from the five-year rates of the previous two cohorts (which were 65% and 69% 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
NYS	77%	78%	79%	80%	80%	81%	82%	84%	84%	85%	85%	87%	87%
NYS (excluding NYC)	83%	84%	84%	85%	86%	87%	87%	88%	89%	89%	89%	89%	90%
Region	83%	81%	82%	83%	83%	85%	86%	87%	87%	87%	88%	88%	89%
Monroe	83%	79%	81%	81%	81%	82%	85%	85%	85%	86%	87%	87%	88%
Surrounding Counties	83%	84%	85%	86%	87%	88%	89%	90%	90%	90%	89%	90%	91%
Genesee	85%	84%	84%	85%	87%	88%	90%	91%	90%	93%	92%	93%	93%
Livingston	86%	87%	85%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	91%	93%	89%	91%	94%
Ontario	84%	87%	87%	89%	89%	90%	90%	92%	91%	91%	91%	90%	92%
Orleans	83%	85%	85%	87%	87%	87%	87%	90%	91%	89%	89%	90%	89%
Seneca	75%	79%	79%	81%	82%	83%	84%	85%	84%	85%	84%	86%	91%
Wayne	83%	83%	85%	85%	88%	88%	89%	90%	88%	89%	88%	90%	89%
Wyoming	85%	86%	83%	85%	87%	89%	92%	93%	94%	95%	93%	91%	94%
Yates	82%	77%	84%	86%	81%	87%	87%	87%	83%	81%	84%	89%	84%
Monroe County School Districts
Rochester School District	57%	51%	55%	54%	52%	53%	57%	57%	58%	62%	65%	69%	71%
Gates-Chili Central School District	90%	86%	85%	86%	87%	87%	89%	89%	89%	83%	85%	88%	88%
Hilton Central School District	93%	91%	91%	93%	95%	97%	95%	95%	97%	96%	93%	94%	94%
Penfield Central School District	95%	92%	93%	95%	96%	96%	97%	98%	98%	97%	96%	95%	98%
Rush-Henrietta Central School District	90%	88%	91%	87%	87%	90%	91%	93%	92%	93%	93%	95%	93%
Wheatland-Chili Central School District	89%	90%	89%	92%	92%	98%	93%	98%	81%	90%	91%	94%	88%
Greece Central School District	83%	82%	86%	85%	86%	88%	88%	92%	92%	93%	92%	92%	94%
West Irondequoit Central School District	91%	87%	90%	93%	93%	93%	96%	98%	93%	94%	98%	96%	94%
Brighton Central School District	94%	94%	94%	95%	94%	92%	96%	96%	98%	96%	95%	96%	95%
Webster Central School District	91%	92%	93%	94%	95%	94%	96%	96%	95%	96%	96%	95%	96%
East Irondequoit Central School District	88%	89%	89%	90%	90%	90%	94%	93%	91%	93%	88%	88%	91%
Fairport Central School District	95%	96%	95%	95%	94%	95%	96%	95%	94%	97%	94%	94%	95%
Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District	96%	94%	96%	98%	95%	98%	97%	97%	97%	98%	95%	97%	95%
Pittsford Central School District	98%	98%	97%	98%	97%	98%	98%	98%	98%	98%	97%	98%	98%
Brockport Central School District	87%	90%	88%	88%	90%	93%	91%	94%	93%	89%	89%	88%	92%
Spencerport Central School District	91%	87%	88%	92%	91%	91%	91%	96%	94%	91%	93%	93%	92%
Churchville-Chili Central School District	94%	89%	91%	93%	94%	93%	93%	94%	96%	92%	94%	93%	93%
East Rochester Union Free School District,	81%	74%	83%	85%	88%	91%	87%	84%	86%	83%	83%	89%	83%
Regional City School Districts
Batavia School District	78%	80%	79%	77%	84%	82%	85%	85%	90%	93%	90%	93%	95%
Canandaigua School District	89%	88%	90%	89%	91%	89%	89%	91%	93%	92%	94%	92%	94%
Geneva School District	71%	71%	69%	75%	77%	83%	82%	82%	86%	82%	84%	82%	89%

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
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
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
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
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
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
Genesee	755	702	745	677	676	675	605	632	601	619	594	565	596
Livingston	704	668	645	708	639	646	620	606	559	608	578	539	595
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
Orleans	591	527	555	538	523	487	454	430	463	422	446	396	411
Seneca	331	345	325	341	314	287	307	292	266	297	308	257	284
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
Wyoming	312	380	362	359	344	331	321	311	292	324	287	305	310
Yates	193	185	208	221	187	166	174	194	184	173	145	158	118
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
Gates-Chili Central School District	410	410	359	388	391	367	325	310	324	305	294	306	297
Hilton Central School District	321	362	385	348	354	316	352	353	350	327	325	365	361
Penfield Central School District	388	363	394	379	383	381	355	351	355	342	355	365	369
Rush-Henrietta Central School District	481	434	463	454	416	414	399	382	406	375	411	385	402
Wheatland-Chili Central School District	63	52	57	59	55	59	62	55	51	44	48	45	52
Greece Central School District	1,112	885	962	947	860	885	872	839	859	828	889	801	805
West Irondequoit Central School District	327	296	316	354	302	307	282	305	297	274	279	304	289
Brighton Central School District	272	339	265	293	263	292	269	284	283	282	259	273	297
Webster Central School District	703	765	710	711	724	684	716	678	662	646	672	629	676
East Irondequoit Central School District	256	264	267	240	235	246	239	245	228	243	223	218	229
Fairport Central School District	588	604	570	556	557	516	534	524	524	492	490	473	471
Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District	214	198	239	239	208	210	180	186	222	187	190	193	160
Pittsford Central School District	488	467	519	498	486	526	484	494	498	481	494	458	487
Brockport Central School District	354	347	324	315	304	308	291	291	291	251	265	231	248
Spencerport Central School District	365	311	374	345	293	298	305	317	292	284	292	265	277
Churchville-Chili Central School District	358	340	349	354	338	294	299	296	288	287	329	312	300
East Rochester Union Free School District,	93	84	86	87	79	89	75	65	76	58	69	64	72
Regional City School Districts
Batavia School District	148	165	171	162	163	156	147	161	161	162	162	148	161
Canandaigua School District	286	339	331	290	302	294	288	286	277	278	256	277	294
Geneva School District	160	146	124	165	147	174	141	148	161	126	145	160	156

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

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