(Indianapolis, IN) - The percentage of Indiana high school students who graduated in 2023 has increased.

 

According to the Indiana Department of Education, the 2023 state graduation rate is 88.98% compared to 86.52% in 2022. 

 

“In the years since the pandemic, educators across the state have worked hard to ensure our students -- our state's future leaders -- are more prepared than ever to emerge from high school and thrive,” said Governor Eric Holcomb.

 

The IDE also revealed the state, in 2023, had the second-highest graduation rate since Indiana began collecting data in 2012. The state’s highest graduation rate was in 2016 at 89.1%.

 

Statewide, graduation rates also increased by nearly five percentage points for African American students to 82.43%, and for Hispanic students by more than two percentage points to 86.41%.