Data Provider: NYS Education Department
Education
The four-year cohort graduation rate is a measure of the number of students from a freshman cohort group who successfully graduate high school 4 years after entering their freshman year. The cohort is adjusted by adding any students who transfer into the cohort later during the next three years and subtracting any students who transfer out, emigrate to another country or die during the same period.
The cohort graduation rate is calculated by taking the number of students in the adjusted cohort who graduated with a regular diploma within four years and dividing that by the total number of students in the cohort.
High school graduation is the culmination of a successful K-12 education and the gateway to college or employment. Students who do not graduate face the prospect of unemployment or low-paying jobs.
These figures reflect graduates through August, which includes students who made up courses during summer and graduated.