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Superintendent Arntzen Releases 2022-2023 Graduation and Dropout Data
HELENA – Superintendent Arntzen announces overall unchanged graduation rates while dropout rates decreased. A total of 9,563 students graduated in the state of Montana in the spring of 2023. The state-wide graduation rates from spring 2019 to spring 2023 were:
- 2019 – 86.64%
- 2020 – 85.89%
- 2021 – 86.13%
- 2022 – 85.80%
- 2023 – 85.62%
“We are all Montana proud of the students, parents, teachers, and school leaders who are committed to academic success,” said Superintendent Elsie Arntzen. “Montana is increasing student engagement through innovation. The new MAST through-year assessment and the revitalization of our Math and Reading standards are a path forward.”
The 2022-2023 graduation rate for American Indian students showed a 3.77% decrease from the previous 2021-2022 school year. The American Indian graduation rates from spring 2019 to spring 2023 were:
- 2019 – 66.73%
- 2020 – 68.27%
- 2021 – 69.18%
- 2022 – 68.67%
- 2023 – 66.08%
The dropout rate calculates the number of students who dropped out of school in a single year divided by the total enrollment of students in that grade. The state-wide dropout rate for grades 9-12 from the 2018-2019 school year through the 2022-2023 school year were:
- 2019 – 3.59%
- 2020 – 2.91%
- 2021 – 3.74%
- 2022 – 3.99%
- 2023 – 3.76%
The 2022-2023 American Indian student dropout rate showed a 17.13% decrease from the previous school year. The American Indian dropout rates from 2018- 2019 to 2022- 2023 were:
- 2019 – 8.39%
- 2020 –6.91%
- 2021 – 7.99%
- 2022 – 10.74%
- 2023 – 8.90%
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