U.S. Public High School Graduation Statistics, Class of 2001

A U.S.-wide study by Christopher B. Swanson provides systematic empirical findings on public high school graduation rates. The findings include descriptive statistics and analytic results for the nation, by geographical region, and for each state. The study also examines graduation rates for the overall student population, specific racial and ethnic groups, by gender, and for particular types of school districts.

Use Cases

• Analyzing graduation rate disparities based on racial and ethnic groups mentioned in the description
• Comparing state-level graduation rate accountability under the No Child Left Behind Act
• Modeling graduation patterns for specific types of school districts as described
• Investigating gender-based differences in high school completion rates

Strengths

• Findings are described as the most extensive set of systematic empirical findings to date on the topic
• Analysis covers the nation, geographical regions, and each of the 50 states
• Provides a detailed perspective on completion for specific demographic groups

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Christopher B. Swanson

Collection Method

Likely contains statistical analysis of administrative education data, though the specific gathering method is not detailed.

Time Range

Class of 2001

Geography

United States, by state and geographical region