Increase High School Graduation Rate

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Bexar County’s high school graduation rate has continued to improve year-over-year since 2010, surpassing the 2020 goal in 2012. In 2019, the graduation rate was 14% higher than in 2010. When disaggregated by race and sex, the data shows that the high school graduation rate for White students is 92.5% compared to 88.6% for Hispanic students and 86.5% for African American or Black students.

A November 2020 report from UTSA’s Urban Education Institute shows that one in five Bexar County students changes schools annually. The report details how school mobility has negative impacts on local high school graduation rates, college enrollment, and college degree completion.