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Indicator Report - High School Graduation Rate
Why Is This Important?
Education level is strongly related to health status for a variety of reasons. Education is associated with better earning potential and higher income which enables purchase of better housing in safer neighborhoods, healthier food, health insurance coverage and more timely medical care. Persons who have clear goals and a sense of control over their own lives tend to have both a higher education level and better health (Lachman & Weaner, 1998). Short-term health problems associated with not graduating from high school include substance use, pregnancy, and psychological, emotional, and behavioral problems. For adolescent females, teenage pregnancy is the leading reason for not graduating; an estimated 30% - 40% of female teenaged dropouts are mothers. Early parenting also affects young males who leave school to support a child. Mental illness and emotional disturbance also account for a significant proportion of students who don't graduate (Freudenberg & Ruglis, 2007).New Mexico High School Graduation Rates by County, 2010
Data Notes
These rates are calculated for students who graduated 4 years after entering high school as freshmen, called "4-year cohort". Graduates are students who graduate with a standard diploma. Students who get a GED or a Certificate of Completion are considered "non-graduates" in this computation of the graduation rate.Data Sources
New Mexico Public Education Department, Jerry Apodaca Education Building, 300 Don Gaspar, Santa Fe NM 87501. Phone: (505)827-5800. Website: www.ped.state.nm.us.Other Views
Definition
The rate of students who began high school as a 9th grader and who then proceeded to graduate from high school 4 years later. In the case of transfers between school districts, a student's outcome was proportionally distributed among all school districts contributing to that student's outcome.How We Calculated the Rates
| Numerator: | The number of students that graduated from high school. Technically, the total of all students and student fractions (in the case of transfers) for high school graduates, accumulated for each school district. |
| Denominator: | The total number of students. Technically, a count of all students enrolled for any period of time during the 4 year period ending in the year shown. |
Page Content Updated On 12/13/2011,
Published on 12/13/11
