High School Graduation Rate

High School Graduation Rate

Florida’s high school graduation rate is the percentage of students who graduated with a standard diploma within four years of their initial enrollment in ninth grade.

Graduation rates provide information about performance of schools and future employability of students. Higher salaries are typically available to high school graduates, as most employers consider a high school graduate as someone who remained committed to finishing school and pursuing their education. Receiving a high school diploma enables someone to pursue a higher education, including vocational school, trade programs, a certified work-program or college. A high school diploma is simply the doorway to even more available long-term career opportunities.

In 2023, the percentage of High School Graduation Rate in Alachua County was 84.2 compared to Florida at 88. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.

Alachua County is in the second quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, the percentage of High School Graduation Rate is less in about half of the counties, and more in about one quarter of the counties.

The map illustrates county data by quartile. A quartile map is presented when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.

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Alachua County
High School Graduation Rate, Single Year
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High School Graduation Rate, Percentage of Student Cohort Since 9th Grade, Single Year  
AlachuaFlorida
Data YearPercent (%)Percent (%)
2022-2384.288.0
2021-2285.887.3
2020-2186.690.1
2019-2090.490.0
2018-1988.586.9
2017-1888.086.1
2016-1782.782.3
2015-1678.480.7
2014-1574.377.9
2013-1472.276.1
2012-1372.675.6
2011-1268.774.5
2010-1163.470.6
2009-1076.680.7
2008-0977.178.6
2007-0868.375.4
2006-0768.272.4
2005-0669.871.0
2004-0569.671.9
2003-0468.871.6
Florida
High School Graduation Rate, Percent of Student Cohort Since 9th Grade, 2022-23
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High School Graduation Rate, Percent of Student Cohort Since 9th Grade, 2022-23    
CountyPercent (%)
Florida88.0
Alachua84.2
Baker76.4
Bay88.7
Bradford82.5
Brevard89.7
Broward88.7
Calhoun93.8
Charlotte85.9
Citrus84.9
Clay90.9
Collier91.5
Columbia91.6
Miami-Dade90.3
DeSoto72.6
Dixie88.9
Duval87.2
Escambia80.5
Flagler87.8
Franklin75.4
Gadsden72.9
Gilchrist81.6
Glades86.0
Gulf80.1
Hamilton78.5
Hardee80.5
Hendry71.2
Hernando89.0
Highlands80.2
Hillsborough86.2
Holmes81.5
Indian River95.6
Jackson76.6
Jefferson66.7
Lafayette94.7
Lake89.8
Lee85.1
Leon86.1
Levy95.4
Liberty72.5
Madison83.2
Manatee82.3
Marion77.9
Martin90.3
Monroe89.0
Nassau91.0
Okaloosa87.9
Okeechobee71.7
Orange89.1
Osceola84.8
Palm Beach90.5
Pasco91.1
Pinellas87.7
Polk78.3
Putnam88.9
St. Johns94.0
St. Lucie91.5
Santa Rosa90.4
Sarasota90.3
Seminole91.7
Sumter94.3
Suwannee89.6
Taylor80.6
Union85.9
Volusia91.6
Wakulla97.6
Walton95.7
Washington82.6
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Data Note(s)

Data Source: Florida Department of Education (DOE)

  • Data are for school years which vary by school district.
  • Florida's high school graduation rate is the percentage of students who graduated within four years of their initial enrollment in ninth grade, not counting deceased students or students who transferred out to attend another public school outside the system, a private school, a home education program, or an adult education program. Incoming transfer students are included in the appropriate cohort (the group whose progress is tracked) based on their grade level and year of entry.
  • Data by race and ethnicity are not available prior to 2012.
  • Non-Hispanic rates are not available.
  • Disadvantaged/Not Disadvantaged refers to economic status. Disadvantaged students are students determined to be eligible for free and reduced price meals under the National School Lunch Program.
  • Disabled/Not Disabled refers to students with or without a disability. Section 1007.02, F.S., defines “student with a disability” as a student who is documented as having an intellectual disability; a hearing impairment, including deafness; a speech or language impairment; a visual impairment, including blindness; an emotional or behavioral disability; an orthopedic or other health impairment; an autism spectrum disorder; a traumatic brain injury; or a specific learning disability, including, but not limited to, dyslexia, dyscalculia, or developmental aphasia.
  • Blank cells indicate data are suppressed by county (school district) and grade if there are fewer than 10 students. Therefore the state total may exceed the sum of the counties.
  • This is secondary, quantitative data.