DES MOINES – Iowa is #1 in nation in high school graduation rate, a report shows.
According to a report from the National Center for Education Statistics, 91.3% of Iowa students were able to complete a 4-year high school degree in 2016. This is the top graduation rate in America. New Jersey is second-best at 90.1%.
Iowa’s high school graduation rate has edged upward in recent years.
Hispanics graduate at a 85% rate, blacks at a 80% rate and whites at a 92.9% rate.
The national graduation rate is 84.1%.
They may have graduated from sub-standard schools but still can’t get or hold jobs because they don’t know anything. Look at the ones in jail or walking the streets.
Excellent! Now let’s get more Democrats in the Iowa legislature so we can bring our state back to the top in other areas.
This is after Bodacious retired.
Darn teachers.
Just because they graduated doesn’t mean they know anything. They are not prepared to go out in the real world. Not qualified for anything thanks to substandard teachers.
Ha ha ha. I think you mean you weren’t prepared to do anything meaningful with your life. And you still haven’t.