High School Graduations

Michigan reports record high school graduation rate for 2025

Mary Corey

Data from the Michigan Department of Education puts the state’s 2025 high school graduation rate at 84%, a new high since the state started using its current calculation in 2008.

Mount Pleasant daughter and mother Bea Chapman (left) and Robyn Chapman (right) talked about their fears and strengths taking first steps into the world after high school.

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Mother shares fears and advice with daughter upon high school graduation

Tina Sawyer

Mount Pleasant Mom Robyn Chapman and her daughter Bea interview each other about concerns they may have as they step out of high school and away from home for the first time to go to college.

Masked students from Edna Karr High School in New Orleans stand at their graduation ceremony. The school split the graduating class in half to allow for social distancing, then held identical indoor ceremonies back to back.

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Michigan four-year high school graduation rates down, mirror national trend

Colin Jackson

According to the latest state data for the first time since 2016, Michigan's four-year high school graduation dropped last year.