High School Graduation Rates Reach All-Time High
Last year, 85 percent of adults age 25 and over had completed at least high school, an
all-time high, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. Also in 2003, 27 percent of adults age 25 and over had a
college degree, another record. The percentage of non-Hispanic whites (89 percent) and blacks (80 percent) who
had a high school diploma or higher marked new highs. The proportion of blacks rose by 10 percentage points from
1993 to 2003, while non-Hispanic whites saw an increase of 5 percentage points in this category. Read more...