2016-2017 Graduation Statistics

This dashboard indicates the graduation rates by school district for the 2016-2017 school year. Click to access, then hover your mouse over a school district to view additional information and special considerations. 

Class of 2017
4-year graduation rate: 79.0%

How are these rates calculated?
Special Considerations

Class of 2016
4-year graduation rate: 78.9%
5-year graduation rate: 84.1%

Class of 2015
4-year graduation rate: 77.3%
5-year graduation rate: 83.3%
6-year graduation rate: 84.9%

Full 2017 Release

• District and School Graduates and Completers by Subgroups

2017 District Level Data

• Graduates and Completers by District, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity (xls)
• Graduates and Completers by District, and Instructional Program Service Type  (xls)

2017 School Level Data

• Graduates and Completers by School Gender and Race/Ethnicity (xls)
• Graduates and Completers by School and Instructional Service Program Type (xls)

Still Enrolled Rates

• AYG2016-2017 Still Enrolled Rate by District (xls)
• AYG2016-2017 Still Enrolled Rate by School (xls)

Graduation Rates for 2015-16
(Prior Year 2015-16) 

Graduation Rates for 2014-15
(Prior Year 2014-15)  

 Graduation Rates for 2013-14
(Prior Year 2013-14) 

 Class of 2017 Graduation Rate Calculation

Four-Year Graduation Rate =

Number of students receiving a regular diploma in four years or less of entering from 9th grade during the 2016-17 school year

DIVIDED BY

(Number of students entering from 9th grade plus number of transfers in minus number of verified transfers out)

NOTE: In the interest of tracking student success, students are assigned an Anticipated Year of Graduation from the time that they enter ninth grade. Therefore, while most students return to school after eighth grade, Colorado districts are also held accountable for students who never attend ninth grade.

NOTE: Beginning in 2006-07, Colorado school districts could not report students as transfers unless an official request for the student’s educational records is received from the school in question. If this request is not received, the Colorado district is required to report the student as a dropout.

Class of 2016 Completion Rate Calculation

Four-Year Completion Rate =

Number of students receiving a regular diploma plus those completing with a non-diploma certificate or HSED in four years or less of entering from 9th grade during the 2016-17 school year

DIVIDED BY

(Number of students entering from 9th grade plus number of transfers in minus number of verified transfers out)

The completion counts and rates include all students who graduate in 4-years with a regular diploma plus students who complete 4-years with a HSED or non-diploma certificate. It is important to note that graduates are included in the completer count and rate, therefore the completion counts and rates for any school or district will be greater than or equal to the graduation rate.

• Small districts: 43 of Colorado's 185 school districts had a 2017 graduation cohort base (students who could have potentially graduated as part of the class of 2015) of 15 or fewer students.
• ASCENT (Concurrent Enrollment): Forty-four (44) Colorado school districts were approved to offer the Accelerating Students through Concurrent Enrollment (ASCENT) program in 2016-17. Forty-one of those school districts reported serving at least one student under the program. ASCENT students are not counted as 4-year graduates because they complete a fifth year of public high school while taking higher education coursework. 

• Other non-graduating completers: The 2017 4-year completion rate for the state is 1.8 percentage points higher than the 4-year graduation rate. The completion rate includes all graduates plus students who receive a GED or certificate of completion. 
• Alternative Education Campuses (AECs): In the 2016-2017 school year, there were 91 Alternative Education Campuses located in 45 local education agencies (districts, BOCES and CSI). Over 90% of the students served at AEC schools are considered at high risk of dropping out.