Michigan reports record high school graduation rate for 2025

DatafromtheMichiganDepartmentofEducationputsthestate’shighschoolgraduationratefor2025at84%.That’sa1.2percentage-pointincreasefrom2024,andanewrecordhighsincethestateadoptedafederalformulafortrackingtheratein2008 Thestate’sdropoutratefellto7.1%,downfrom7.7%in2024,accordingtotheeducationdepartment.OutofMichigan’s20largestschooldistricts,16sawimprovementintheirgraduationrates,withanaverageincreaseofmorethan1.4%. ThefederalformulaMichiganisusingisatooltomeasurehowlongittakesninthgraderstoearnahighschooldiploma. Inapressrelease,GovernorGretchenWhitmersaidstatespendingoneducationhascontributedtotheincrease. “SinceItookoffice,we’vemaderecordinvestmentsineducation,fromhelpingschoolsbuythelatesttextbooksandtechnologytodeliveringfreebreakfastandlunchtoall1.4millionpublicschoolstudents.Let’skeepworkingtogethertoboostMichigan’sgraduationrateandhelpeveryyoungperson‘makeit’inMichigan,”Whitmersaid. DelsaChapman,adeput