Record number of Indiana high school students graduated in 2024
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More than 90% of Indiana seniors graduated from high school in 2024, according to new data from the Indiana Department of Education.
The new record of 90.23% beat the previous record of 90.06% set in 2014. Indiana began collecting data in 2012.
Across the state, graduation rates increased for:
- Black students – from 82.43% in 2023 to 83.88% in 2024 (1.45% increase);
- Hispanic students – from 86.41% in 2023 to 87.83% in 2024 (1.42% increase);
- White students – from 90.73% in 2023 to 91.89% in 2024 (1.16% increase);
- English learners – from 87.72% in 2023 to 89.48% in 2024 (1.76% increase);
- Students in special education – from 83.24% in 2023 to 85.30% in 2024 (2.06% increase); and
- Students receiving free and reduced price meals – from 88.74% in 2023 to 91.52% in 2024 (2.78% increase).
“Over the past year, we have celebrated a number of successes in K-12 education, and there is urgency to continue this positive momentum for Indiana students,” Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner said in a news release. “As a state, we have seen literacy rates increase for the third consecutive year, chronic absenteeism rates improve for the second year in a row, and today, the highest state graduation rate on record…we must continue to keep our foot on the gas pedal in 2025, ensuring we keep improving our education system in Indiana and increasing opportunities for students.”
The IDOE also released the state’s 2024 federal graduation rates due to differences between federal and state accountability equations and standards. In 2024, Indiana’s federal graduation rate was 88.67%, up from 87.52% in 2023.
Additionally, the non-waiver graduation rate improved from 84.92% in 2023 to 87.53% in 2024.
A spreadsheet with statewide, corporation- and school-level graduation data is available here.