Grad/Dropout Rates

Michigan Cohort Graduation and Dropout Reports

The State of Michigan calculates "on time" graduation rates based on the number of high school students who earn diplomas in four years. This methodology was initially adopted to comply with The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 and the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Consolidated State Application Accountability Workbook. It continues to be used today under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015, which replaced NCLB. This calculation aligns with guidelines provided by the National Governors Association (NGA) Graduation Counts Compact and the United States Department of Education (USED).

The four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate is calculated by tracking individual students from the time they were enrolled as first-time ninth-graders, with a four-year expected completion rate. The formula accounts for students who leave school and return later, for students retained in a grade who stay in school, and for students who transferred into and out of the public school system. Thus, this is a more accurate measure of the graduation rate.

Students must be reported to the state in a building for two or more count days to be included in that building's rates. To be included in district-level rates, students must have been reported to the state in that district for one or more count days.

Reports

• 2023 Cohort Four-Year, 2022 Cohort Five-Year and 2021 Six-Year Graduation and Dropout Rates including Subgroups
• 2022 Cohort Four-Year, 2021 Cohort Five-Year and 2020 Six-Year Graduation and Dropout Rates including Subgroups
• 2021 Cohort Four-Year, 2020 Cohort Five-Year and 2019 Six-Year Graduation and Dropout Rates including Subgroups
• 2020 Cohort Four-Year, 2019 Cohort Five-Year and 2018 Six-Year Graduation and Dropout Rates including Subgroups
• 2019 Cohort Four-Year, 2018 Cohort Five-Year and 2017 Six-Year Graduation and Dropout Rates including Subgroups
• 2018 Cohort Four-Year, 2017 Cohort Five-Year and 2016 Six-Year Graduation and Dropout Rates including Subgroups
• 2017 Cohort Four-Year, 2016 Cohort Five-Year and 2015 Six-Year Graduation and Dropout Rates including Subgroups
• 2016 Cohort Four-Year, 2015 Cohort Five-Year and 2014 Six-Year Graduation and Dropout Rates including Subgroups
• 2015 Cohort Four-Year, 2014 Cohort Five-Year and 2013 Six-Year Graduation and Dropout Rates including Subgroups
• 2014 Cohort Four-Year, 2013 Cohort Five-Year and 2012 Six-Year Graduation and Dropout Rates including Subgroups
• 2013 Cohort Four-Year, 2012 Cohort Five-Year and 2011 Six-Year Graduation and Dropout Rates including Subgroups
• 2012 Cohort Four-Year, 2011 Cohort Five-Year and 2010 Six-Year Graduation and Dropout Rates including Subgroups
• 2011 Cohort Four-Year, 2010 Cohort Five-Year and 2009 Six-Year Graduation and Dropout Rates including Subgroups
• 2010 Cohort Four-Year and 2009 Cohort Five-Year Graduation and Dropout Rates
• 2010 Cohort Four-Year, 2009 Cohort Five-Year and 2008 Cohort Six-Year Graduation and Dropout Rates including Subgroups (Revised March 2, 2012)
• 2010 Cohort Graduation and Dropout Rates - Three Year Comparisons
• 2009 Cohort Graduation and Dropout Rates - Three Year Comparisons
• 2009 Cohort Four-Year and 2008 Cohort Five-Year Graduation and Dropout Rates
• 2009 Cohort Four-Year, 2008 Cohort Five-Year and 2007 Cohort Six-Year Graduation and Dropout Rates including Subgroups
• 2008 Cohort Four-Year and 2007 Cohort Five-Year Graduation and Dropout Rates
• 2008 Cohort Four-Year and 2007 Cohort Five-Year Graduation and Dropout Rates including Subgroup
• 2007 Cohort Four-Year Graduation and Dropout Rates, including Subgroup Data

Support Documents

• Understanding Michigan's Cohort Graduation and Dropout Rates
• FAQs of Michigan's Cohort Graduation and Dropout Rates
• High School Graduation Rate Non-Regulatory Guidance
• Uniform Graduation Rate

Related Links

• GAD Application
• National Governors Association (NGA) Graduation Counts

Historical Cohort Graduation and Dropout Data

• 2007 Cohort Graduation Dropout Rates, including Subgroup Data
• 2007 Cohort Subgroup Graduation Rate
• 2007 Cohort Graduation Dropout Rates
• Understanding Michigan's New Four-Year Cohort Graduation and Dropout Rates (2007)

Historical Graduation and Dropout Data

Reports available from this page are calculated using a methodology differing from Michigan's current methodology, found on the Cohort Graduation and Dropout web page. For details on the previous calculation, please see Details of Michigan's 2005-2006 Graduation and Dropout Methodology.

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• 2005-2006 Graduation and Dropout Rates
• 2004-2005 Graduation and Dropout Rates
• 2003-2004 Graduation and Dropout Rates
• 2002-2003 Graduation and Dropout Rates
• 1998-2004 District/ISD/State Graduation Rates
• 1998-2004 District/ISD/State Dropout Rates

Graduation/Dropout Data

Year / Entity	Data File	Field Description
2005-06 District
2005-06 Building
Class of 2006 (GAD)
2004-05 District
2004-05 Building
Class of 2005 (GAD)
2003-04 District
2003-04 Building
Class of 2004 (EDN IM-4203)
2002-03 District
2002-03 Building
Class of 2003 (EDN IM-4203)
2001-02 District
2001-02 Building
Class of 2002 (EDN IM-4203)
2000-01 District
2000-01 Building
1999-00 District
1999-00 Building