High School Graduation1

High School Graduation¹
Rank (1-50)	State	Percent of Ninth Graders	Score	Rank (1-50)	State	Percent of Ninth Graders	Score
42	Alabama	58.9	-17	1	New Jersey	85.5	21
37	Alaska	62.3	-12	2	North Dakota	84.1	19
41	Arizona	59.3	-16	2	Utah	83.9	19
20	Arkansas	73.6	4	2	Nebraska	83.8	19
30	California	68.7	-3	5	Minnesota	83.7	18
26	Colorado	70.5	0	6	Iowa	83	17
9	Connecticut	77	9	7	Vermont	78.7	11
39	Delaware	60.7	-14	8	Montana	78.1	10
47	Florida	55.2	-22	9	Connecticut	77	9
49	Georgia	52.3	-26	9	Wisconsin	76.9	9
36	Hawaii	64.2	-9	9	Idaho	76.9	9
9	Idaho	76.9	9	12	Maine	76.6	8
25	Illinois	71.1	1	13	Wyoming	75	6
32	Indiana	68.1	-4	13	Massachusetts	75	6
6	Iowa	83	17	13	Pennsylvania	74.9	6
17	Kansas	74.4	5	13	West Virginia	74.8	6
34	Kentucky	65.8	-7	17	Kansas	74.4	5
45	Louisiana	56.2	-20	17	South Dakota	74.2	5
12	Maine	76.6	8	17	Virginia	73.9	5
20	Maryland	73.3