| State | High School Graduation Rate | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 91.0% | 1st |
| New Jersey | 90.5% | 2nd |
| Tennessee | 89.8% | 3rd |
| Kentucky | 89.7% | 4th |
| Texas | 89.7% | 4th |
| West Virginia | 89.4% | 6th |
| Alabama | 89.3% | 7th |
| Nebraska | 89.1% | 8th |
| Vermont | 89.1% | 8th |
| New Hampshire | 88.9% | 10th |
| Wisconsin | 88.6% | 11th |
| Massachusetts | 88.3% | 12th |
| Missouri | 88.3% | 12th |
| Arkansas | 88.0% | 14th |
| Connecticut | 87.9% | 15th |
| Maryland | 87.7% | 16th |
| North Dakota | 87.2% | 17th |
| Illinois | 87.0% | 18th |
| Delaware | 86.9% | 19th |
| Maine | 86.9% | 19th |
| Virginia | 86.9% | 19th |
| Pennsylvania | 86.6% | 22nd |
| North Carolina | 86.6% | 22nd |
| Kansas | 86.5% | 24th |
| Wyoming | 86.2% | 25th |
| Utah | 86.0% | 26th |
| Montana | 85.8% | 27th |
| Ohio | 84.2% | 28th |
| Rhode Island | 84.1% | 29th |
| Indiana | 83.8% | 30th |
| South Dakota | 83.7% | 31st |
| South Carolina | 83.6% | 32nd |
| Mississippi | 83.0% | 33rd |
| Hawaii | 82.7% | 34th |
| Minnesota | 82.7% | 34th |
| California | 82.7% | 34th |
| Oklahoma | 82.6% | 37th |
| Florida | 82.3% | 38th |
| New York | 81.8% | 39th |
| Nevada | 80.9% | 40th |
| Georgia | 80.6% | 41st |
| Michigan | 80.2% | 42nd |
| Idaho | 79.7% | 43rd |
| Washington | 79.4% | 44th |
| Colorado | 79.1% | 45th |
| Alaska | 78.2% | 46th |
| Louisiana | 78.1% | 47th |
| Arizona | 78.0% | 48th |
| Oregon | 76.7% | 49th |
| District of Columbia | 73.2% | 50th |
| New Mexico | 71.1% | 51st |
Map Key
- Less than 70 %
- 70.1 - 76 %
- 76.1 - 82 %
- 82.1 - 88 %
- More than 88 %
Percentage of public high school students who graduated on time in 2016-17 school year