Evansville, IN – According to the state officials, the 2023 statewide graduation increased by nearly 2.5 percentage points.
The Indiana Department of Education also presented the key areas of success from this year’s graduation data:
- 2023 represents the third-highest graduation rate since Indiana began collecting data in 2012.
- The state’s highest graduation rate was in 2014 at 90.06%, which is 1.08 percentage points higher than the class of 2023.
- Statewide, graduation rates increased for:
- Black students – from 77.52% in 2022 to 82.43% in 2023 (4.91 percentage point increase);
- Hispanic students – from 83.86% in 2022 to 86.41% in 2023 (2.55 percentage point increase);
- English learners – from 85.60% in 2022 to 87.72% in 2023 (2.12 percentage point increase);
- Students in special education – from 76.39% in 2022 to 83.24% in 2023 (6.85 percentage point increase); and
- Students receiving free and reduced price meals – from 83.74% in 2022 to 88.74% in 2023 (5 percentage point increase).
- The non-waiver graduation rate improved from 80.58% in 2022 to 84.92% in 2023, which is a 4.34 percentage point improvement. Per Indiana Code (IC 20-32-4-4.1), to qualify for a waiver, a student will have been unsuccessful in completing postsecondary-readiness competency requirements by the conclusion of his/her senior year. This includes:
- A student who was in the process of completing a competency at one school that was not offered by the school to which the student transferred; and
- A student who has attempted to achieve at least three separate postsecondary-readiness competencies.
