According to data recently released by the Oregon Department of Education (ODE), the statewide graduation rate for the class of 2024 is 81.8%.
The Class of 2024 started high school in distance learning due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and after their first year, only 73.6% were on track to graduate in four years.
The statewide graduation rate represents about 38,700 public school students in all 36 counties and is the second-highest ever reported in the state.
Other key findings include:
• Students completing two credits in an approved Career and Technical Education (CTE) program significantly exceeded the statewide average, graduating at a rate of 97.7%, up 2.7 percentage points over the previous year’s mark for CTE students.
• Former English Learners – students who completed English Learner programs before entering high school in Oregon – graduated at 87.8%, six percentage points higher than the statewide average and an all-time high for that student group.
• Special Education students also saw the highest graduation rate for that student group at 68.8%.
• The graduation rate for students receiving foster care increased 4.1 percentage points to 51.0%, a record high for that student group.
