Some good news for schools across the state: there’s a new high for high school graduation rates in Michigan.
Graduation rates are the highest they have been since the state began using the cohort method to collect data on graduation rates in 2007.
Approximately 95,300 students graduated in the 2023-24 school year. The four-year graduation rate jumped by one percentage point from the year prior, says the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) in a press release.
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Find your school’s graduation rate
Use the Michigan Department of Education’s graduation rate compare tool to find the graduation rate of your local school.
The tool can also be used to compare graduation rates from different districts and schools against one another.
The Whitmer administration has claimed responsibility for the improvement in graduation rates.
“This data reflects the success of the Whitmer-Gilchrist administration’s policies bolstering K-12 education in Michigan, including historic per-pupil funding, investments in educators, infrastructure improvements in our schools, and more,” says the governor’s office in a press release.
MDE shared in a press release last month that graduation rates increased for 14 of 17 student subgroups.
“The largest rate increases were for American Indian or Alaskan Native students (3.4 percentage points), multiracial students (3.5 percentage points), and English language learners (3.4 percentage points),” MDE says.
Resources and support to help your teen graduate
Wondering how you can help your student graduate? Schools offer many different counseling services, academic support programs and after-school tutoring options to meet your child’s needs.
Checking for resources from the school your child attends is a great first step.
Many community groups also provide support for students, with options like tutoring or after-school programs. Check out our list of tutoring options for metro Detroit and Ann Arbor here and our guide to community tutoring resources in Detroit, too.
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