Iowa’s High School Graduation Rate Reaches New High of 91.3%

Iowa’s high school graduation rate has increased for the fifth year in a row while dropout rates edged up for the first time since the 2009-10 school year, according to figures released by the Iowa Department of Education. State data show 91.3 percent of students in Iowa’s Class of 2016 graduated within four years, up from 90.8 percent for the Class of 2015. Iowa’s annual dropout rate was 2.8 percent in the 2015-16 school year, up from 2.5 percent in the 2014-15 school year. The state’s 2015-16 dropout rate represents 4,154 students in grades 9-12. For more information on Iowa’s graduation rates and dropout rates, including rates by school district and by student subgroup, visit the Graduation Rates and Dropout Rates webpage on the Iowa Department of Education’s website.