QUESTION: Since 2010-11, have any of the increases and decreases in the graduation rate been significant or do they indicate that the system is producing results within a normal range?
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Indiana’s high school graduation rate slipped last year, Indianapolis Star, USA TODAY NETWORK, Jan 12, 2018
Indiana’s high school graduation rate slipped in 2017, falling nearly two points from the previous year and dropping to its lowest point in the past six years.
The decline was the largest single-year drop in the past 11 years, the time span in which state data was immediately available.
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Data:
- 2010-11: 87.1
- 2011-12: 88.7
- 2012-13: 88.6
- 2013-14: : 89.8
- 2014-15: 88.9
- 2015-16: 89.1
- 2016-17: 87.2
Reference: (Source of Data: School and Corporation Data Reports
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