Michigan’s 2025 high school graduation rate reaches record high

Michigan’s2025highschoolgraduationratereachedarecordhigh,accordingtoGovernorGretchenWhitmer. WhitmerandtheMichiganDepartmentofEducationreportedonFeb.20thatthestate’s2025four-yeargraduationrateimprovedtothehighestlevelsinceMichiganadoptedthefederalformulaforcalculatingtheratein2008. “Iknowhowmuchhardworkstudentsandparentsdotowalkacrossthestageandreceiveahighschooldiploma,”Whitmersaid.“That’swhyI’mproudtoannounceMichigan’sgraduationratehasrisento84%.SinceItookoffice,we’vemaderecordinvestmentsineducation,fromhelpingschoolsbuythelatesttextbooksandtechnologytodeliveringfreebreakfastandlunchtoall1.4millionpublicschoolstudents.Let’skeepworkingtogethertoboostMichigan’sgraduationrateandhelpeveryyoungperson‘makeit’inMichigan.” “Michigan’shistoricallyhighgraduationrateisareflectionoftheeffortsofMichiganstudents,educators,familiesandcommunitiesaswellasstateleaders,”StateSuperintendentDr.GlennMaleykosa