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Missouri among nation’s
top states for high school graduation rate
Gov.
Jay Nixon this
week applauded new data from the U.S.
Department of Education showing that Missouri’s 4-year
high school graduation rate increased to 87.3 percent in 2013/2014 from 85.7
percent in 2012/2013. Missouri’s graduation rate is significantly above
the national average of 82.3 and ranks in the top 10 in the nation.
 Missouri’s
graduation rate surpassed the national average across all racial and ethnic
groups and underserved populations, including students with disabilities. From
the 2010/2011 to the 2013/2014 school year, Missouri’s high school graduation
rate rose 6 percentage points, from 81 percent to 87 percent.
Please click here to read the full news release.
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