2017-2018 Graduation Statistics

Interactive Graduation Data

This dashboard indicates the graduation rates by school district for the 2017-2018 school year. Click to access, then hover your mouse over a school district to view additional information and special considerations.

Class of 2018
4-year graduation rate: 80.7%

How are these rates calculated?
Special Considerations

Class of 2017
4-year graduation rate: 79.0%
5-year graduation rate: 84.2%

Class of 2016
4-year graduation rate: 78.9%
5-year graduation rate: 84.1%
6-year graduation rate: 85.6%

2018 District Level Data

• Graduates and Completers by District, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity (XLS)
• Graduates and Completers by District, and Instructional Program Service Type (XLS)

2018 School Level Data

• Graduates and Completers by School, Gender and Race/Ethnicity (XLS)
• Graduates and Completers by School and Instructional Service Program Type (XLS)

Full 2018 Release

• District and School Graduates and Completers by Subgroups

Still Enrolled Rates

• AYG2017-2018 Still Enrolled Rate by District (XLS)
• AYG2017-2018 Still Enrolled Rate by School (XLS)

Graduation Rates for 2016-17
(Prior Year 2016-17)

Graduation Rates for 2015-16
(Prior Year 2015-16)

Graduation Rates for 2014-15
(Prior Year 2014-15)

Class of 2018 Graduation Rate Calculation

Four-Year Graduation Rate =

Number of students receiving a regular diploma in four years or less of entering from ninth grade during the 2017-18 school year

DIVIDED BY

(Number of students entering from ninth grade plus number of transfers in minus number of verified transfers out)

NOTE: Beginning in 2006-07, Colorado school districts could not report students as transfers unless an official request for the student’s educational records is received from the school in question. If this request is not received, the Colorado district is required to report the student as a dropout.

Class of 2018 Completion Rate Calculation

Four-Year Completion Rate =

Number of students receiving a regular diploma plus those completing with a non-diploma certificate or High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED) in four years or less of entering from ninth grade during the 2017-18 school year

DIVIDED BY

(Number of students entering from ninth grade plus number of transfers in minus number of verified transfers out)

The completion counts and rates include all students who graduate in four years with a regular diploma plus students who complete in four years with a HSED or non-diploma certificate. It is important to note that graduates are included in the completer count and rate, therefore the completion counts and rates for any school or district will be greater than or equal to the graduation rate.

• Small districts: 47 of Colorado's 185 school districts had a 2018 graduation cohort base (students who could have potentially graduated as part of the class of 2018) of 15 or fewer students.

• Other non-graduating completers: The 2018 four-year completion rate for the state is 1.8 percentage points higher than the four-year graduation rate. The completion rate includes all graduates plus students who receive a HSED or certificate of completion.
• Alternative Education Campuses (AECs): In the 2017-18 school year, there were 95 Alternative Education Campuses located in 48 local education agencies (districts, BOCES and CSI). Over 90% of the students served at AEC schools are considered at high risk of dropping out.