Arkansas High School Graduation Rates: 2013/14-2017/18

Authors

Martha Bradley-Dorsey
Sarah C. McKenzie, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

1-22-2020

Series Title

Arkansas Education Report

Series Number

Volume 17, Issue 2

Keywords

High school; Graduation; Graduation rates; Graduation rate trends

Abstract

This report examines trends in high school graduation rates for the state of Arkansas. Graduation rates are evaluated at the school level for students overall and for students who face economic disadvantages. Earlier research by the Office for Education Policy (2014) found that larger high schools and schools serving more economically-disadvantaged students have lower graduation rates. We update the report by examining graduation rate trends across the five-year period of 2013-14 through 2017-18. We consider the relationship between graduation rate and variables of interest including school-level indicators of geographic region, achievement in literacy and math, proportion of racial minority and economically disadvantaged students, graduating class size, and the configuration of the school’s grade levels.

Citation

Bradley-Dorsey, M., & McKenzie, S. C. (2020). Arkansas High School Graduation Rates: 2013/14-2017/18. Arkansas Education Reports. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/oepreport/69