Four-year high school graduation rate in each racial/ethnic group, SY2016-2017 A high school diploma is essential to achieving economic self-sufficiency. Low-income children and children of color are more likely to lack access to a high-quality education and are greater risk of not graduating on time. Both family and neighborhood poverty play an important role in determining students' risk for dropping out of high school. Indian or Alaska Native Asian Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander African Two or more races White (non- Hispanic) Kentucky 81.6 76.7 92.8 84.2 76.2 87.0 91.2 Anderson County 100.0 97.6 Ashland Independent 92.9 90.0 92.1 Bardstown Independent 95.0 90.2 Barren County 100.0 89.2 Boone County 93.6 100.0 95.1 87.5 95.2 Bourbon County 92.3 91.6 Bowling Green Independent 90.0 92.3 88.5 90.0 96.0 Bullitt County 76.5 84.0 93.8 90.7 Caldwell County 100.0 93.3 Campbell County 90.9 97.3 Campbellsville Independent 100.0 93.0 Carroll County 100.0 97.2 Christian County 94.3 76.7 92.3 89.6 Clark County 100.0 93.3 96.4 Covington Independent 88.3 62.1 82.6 71.0 Danville Independent 95.5 92.9 97.4 Daviess County 84.0 72.2 95.8 77.8 91.0 Elizabethtown Independent 91.7 100.0 94.9 Erlanger-Elsmere Independent 87.5 100.0 91.1 Fayette County 79.1 92.7 75.3 80.8 88.0 Frankfort Independent 54.5 89.2 Franklin County 82.9 66.7 87.5 88.6 Glasgow Independent 87.5 85.7 89.6 Graves County 95.0 90.9 92.2 Hardin County 87.0 100.0 88.2 92.9 90.7
Henderson County 87.0 94.7 88.5 89.8 Hopkins County 84.1 72.7 91.7 87.1 Jefferson County 78.2 90.3 75.8 80.0 77.8 82.5 Jessamine County 92.9 100.0 83.3 90.6 Kenton County 95.2 92.9 92.3 91.5 Lincoln County 90.0 100.0 93.0 Madison County 88.9 96.4 93.5 95.4 Marion County 88.2 93.8 Mason County 76.9 96.1 Mayfield Independent 100.0 100.0 94.5 McCracken County 90.0 76.9 88.9 94.1 Meade County 87.5 95.1 Mercer County 92.3 95.9 Montgomery County 85.7 92.3 Muhlenberg County 94.1 87.3 Nelson County 86.7 94.9 Newport Independent 100.0 90.2 Ohio County 100.0 92.8 Oldham County 89.5 92.9 94.9 100.0 96.5 Owensboro Independent 91.3 90.5 70.0 84.5 Paducah Independent 81.5 84.6 68.2 76.5 Paris Independent 100.0 100.0 Pulaski County 93.8 100.0 98.2 Russellville Independent 95.8 89.6 Scott County 87.8 92.5 93.8 92.2 Shelby County 90.2 81.7 88.9 96.3 Simpson County 94.1 90.0 90.8 Todd County 100.0 100.0 98.1 Trigg County 100.0 90.0 Union County 100.0 90.4 Warren County 97.9 95.7 88.5 93.3 95.7 Washington County 91.7 98.2 Wayne County 90.9 94.4 Webster County 73.7 92.2
Woodford County 93.8 100.0 100.0 96.5 Source: Kentucky Department of Education, School Report Card. Data as of March 14, 2018. Data notes: Only geographies that had more than one racial group with reliable data are presented in this analysis. Blank cells reflect data suppression due to low reliability. Racial/ethnic categories reflect those used by the data source.
Four-year high school graduation rate in each racial/ethnic group, SY2015-2016 A high school diploma is essential to achieving economic self-sufficiency. Low-income children and children of color are more likely to lack access to a high-quality education and are greater risk of not graduating on time. Both family and neighborhood poverty play an important role in determining students' risk for dropping out of high school. Indian or Alaska Native Asian Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander African Two or more races White (non- Hispanic) Kentucky 80.9 83.1 93.0 82.2 91.7 86.5 90.0 Anderson County 93.8 94.1 Ashland Independent 90.9 100.0 93.1 Bardstown Independent 97.1 84.6 89.7 Boone County 87.1 100.0 95.9 91.4 94.8 Bourbon County 90.9 93.8 91.7 Bowling Green Independent 93.2 83.3 90.5 93.5 Bullitt County 80.0 85.7 80.0 88.7 Calloway County 100.0 97.6 Campbellsville Independent 90.9 100.0 Carroll County 92.9 89.4 Caverna Independent 91.7 77.8 Christian County 94.7 90.0 81.3 91.3 Clark County 100.0 83.3 94.6 Covington Independent 75.4 33.3 81.3 78.7 Danville Independent 90.6 93.2 Daviess County 90.6 84.6 89.5 90.5 91.3 Elizabethtown Independent 84.0 92.3 94.4 Erlanger-Elsmere Independent 89.5 100.0 87.6 Fayette County 81.6 88.9 70.0 83.3 85.7 Frankfort Independent 92.9 84.6 Franklin County 86.2 55.6 77.3 85.0 Gallatin County 100.0 89.9 Glasgow Independent 93.8 90.0 92.9 Grant County 66.7 89.5 Graves County 94.1 81.8 92.9
Hardin County 92.2 100.0 89.3 89.8 90.8 Henderson County 90.4 92.3 88.9 91.1 Hopkins County 89.4 88.2 90.5 88.3 Jefferson County 77.1 92.1 75.2 100.0 84.1 81.7 Jessamine County 93.1 92.9 91.2 Kenton County 88.2 100.0 92.6 92.9 92.3 Madison County 82.6 90.9 92.9 90.0 92.4 Marion County 94.4 91.3 Mason County 92.3 92.0 Mayfield Independent 94.1 100.0 96.6 McCracken County 93.3 84.6 90.5 Meade County 90.0 93.0 Mercer County 92.3 93.3 Montgomery County 87.5 83.0 Muhlenberg County 83.3 85.0 Murray Independent 100.0 100.0 Nelson County 100.0 94.2 Newport Independent 87.0 92.4 Ohio County 92.3 90.1 Oldham County 95.0 100.0 91.7 92.3 96.6 Owensboro Independent 80.3 100.0 75.0 85.7 89.2 Paducah Independent 84.5 92.3 75.0 89.5 Paris Independent 100.0 100.0 Russellville Independent 92.9 62.5 Scott County 65.9 87.2 100.0 84.6 Shelby County 89.1 87.3 76.9 93.0 Simpson County 96.2 94.7 Todd County 100.0 96.6 Trigg County 100.0 92.5 Union County 100.0 90.2 Warren County 93.5 95.1 91.5 97.9 95.6 Washington County 100.0 99.2 Wayne County 80.0 90.9 Woodford County 96.0 96.8
Source: Kentucky Department of Education, School Report Card. Data as of March 14, 2018. Data notes: Only geographies that had more than one racial group with reliable data are presented in this analysis. Blank cells reflect data suppression due to low reliability. Racial/ethnic categories reflect those used by the data source.
Four-year high school graduation rate in each racial/ethnic group, SY2014-2015 A high school diploma is essential to achieving economic self-sufficiency. Low-income children and children of color are more likely to lack access to a high-quality education and are greater risk of not graduating on time. Both family and neighborhood poverty play an important role in determining students' risk for dropping out of high school. Indian or Alaska Native Asian Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander African Two or more races White (non- Hispanic) Kentucky 80.3 81.1 90.9 83.3 90.6 84.4 89.3 Anderson County 100.0 96.0 Bardstown Independent 94.4 87.2 Barren County 90.0 90.9 81.8 82.1 Boone County 88.0 85.0 83.0 92.3 91.6 Bourbon County 91.7 86.5 Bowling Green Independent 85.5 100.0 93.1 91.9 Bullitt County 93.3 81.8 85.7 Caldwell County 85.7 90.8 Calloway County 90.0 94.7 Campbellsville Independent 100.0 98.0 Caverna Independent 81.8 75.0 Christian County 90.4 95.8 90.9 85.4 Clark County 96.9 100.0 94.3 Covington Independent 83.0 83.3 82.2 Danville Independent 100.0 85.9 Daviess County 81.5 80.0 93.3 93.5 Elizabethtown Independent 88.9 92.3 Erlanger-Elsmere Independent 83.3 100.0 82.6 Fayette County 79.7 92.3 71.4 80.0 87.9 Frankfort Independent 100.0 96.2 Franklin County 72.7 66.7 52.9 78.1 Fulton County 100.0 100.0 Glasgow Independent 100.0 95.1 Graves County 100.0 90.9 92.7 Hardin County 87.3 90.5 87.9 81.8 90.8
Henderson County 96.1 84.6 81.3 90.6 Hopkins County 88.1 84.6 87.3 Jefferson County 76.5 88.1 78.2 83.8 80.1 Jessamine County 100.0 87.5 87.3 Kenton County 85.7 100.0 95.7 100.0 93.3 LaRue County 100.0 98.2 Laurel County 92.9 84.8 Lincoln County 81.8 95.5 Logan County 100.0 90.1 Madison County 90.9 83.3 94.7 90.0 93.0 Marion County 93.8 90.4 Mason County 81.3 100.0 88.8 Mayfield Independent 93.8 95.8 94.3 McCracken County 87.5 88.2 95.0 Meade County 100.0 92.1 Mercer County 100.0 91.7 93.3 Muhlenberg County 83.3 88.8 Nelson County 90.0 93.9 Newport Independent 100.0 89.1 Ohio County 90.0 93.5 Oldham County 95.7 100.0 93.6 91.7 95.7 Owensboro Independent 94.7 100.0 64.7 88.0 Paducah Independent 80.7 84.2 85.9 Paris Independent 100.0 95.8 Pulaski County 93.3 100.0 95.8 Russellville Independent 100.0 83.3 Scott County 88.0 73.5 73.3 86.9 Shelby County 92.0 89.5 92.5 Simpson County 95.7 93.3 Todd County 94.1 96.0 Trigg County 76.9 90.0 Union County 92.6 89.6 Warren County 87.9 93.3 94.7 94.6 94.2 Washington County 100.0 98.3
Webster County 90.0 87.9 Woodford County 83.3 85.7 91.3 Source: Kentucky Department of Education, School Report Card. Data as of March 14, 2018. Data notes: Only geographies that had more than one racial group with reliable data are presented in this analysis. Blank cells reflect data suppression due to low reliability. Racial/ethnic categories reflect those used by the data source.