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School Graduation Information
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Explanation
The US Department of Education passed regulations requiring all states to calculate graduation using a 4-year adjusted cohort
rate. In addition, states were given the option to use an extended-year rate; Kansas chose to calculate a 5-year rate. The 4-year
adjusted cohort graduation rate reflects the percent of students who were first time 9th graders in 2006-2007 and who graduated
four years later (by September 30, 2010) with adjustments during the four years for transfers in and out. The 5-year adjusted
cohort graduation rate is the percent of students who were first time 9th graders in 2005-2006 that graduated five years later
(by September 30, 2010).
NOTE: In the 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, any student who does not graduate in the expected four years—even if they
are still in school—is considered a non-graduate and counts against the graduation rate. This rule is extended to five years in
the 5-year adjusted cohort graduation rate.
The 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate formula is as follows:
# 2010 graduates (# of cohort members earning a regular HS diploma by Sept. 30, 2010)
# 1st time 9th graders in fall 2006 plus transfers in minus students who transfer out, X 100% = rate
emigrate, or die during 2009-2010, 2008-2009, 2007-2008 and 2006-2007
The 5-year adjusted cohort graduation rate formula is as follows:
# 2010 graduates (# of cohort members earning a regular HS diploma by Sept. 30, 2010)
# 1st time 9th graders in fall 2005 plus transfers in minus students who transfer out, X 100% = rate
emigrate, or die during 2009-2010, 2008-2009, 2007-2008, 2006-2007 and 2005-2006
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