2018 High School Graduation Rates Nearly Identical To 2017

Jeanie Lindsay

Article origination IPBS-RJC

Indiana's high school graduation rate for 2018 remained about the same as last year, at 88.1 percent. That's about a 1 percent increase from 2017, according to data from the Indiana Department of Education.

Nearly 8 percent of graduates failed to pass the final exams required to earn a diploma and received a waiver from the state.

The department also released federal graduation data because accountability measures differ at the state level. Indiana's 2018 federal graduation rate calculations are slightly lower.

This story will be updated.

Support independent journalism today. You rely on WFYI to stay informed, and we depend on you to make our work possible. Donate to power our nonprofit reporting today. Give now.

GOP platform promises funding cuts for ‘woke’ schools, no teacher tenure, school choice for all

Cut federal funding for schools “pushing critical race theory, radical gender ideology, and other inappropriate racial, sexual or political content on our children.” That’s among the top 20 promises in the Republican Party’s 2024 platform, alongside pledges to seal the border, conduct the largest deportation operation in American history, make college campuses “patriotic and safe again,” and “keep men out of women’s sports.”

Education / July 10, 2024

Four CTE centers receive $700,000 apprenticeship grant

Four career and technical education centers around Indiana will split $700,000 to pilot local youth apprenticeship programs. The grant, which was awarded by Ascend Indiana, will fund apprenticeships in healthcare, information technology, advanced manufacturing and business.