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Which Maryland counties had the best high school graduation rates?

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Maryland public schools reported that 87.67 percent of students in the Class of 2017 graduated on-time, according to the latest Maryland Schools Report Card.

In the annual report, the Maryland State Department of Education releases data on enrollment, attendance, graduation rate and assessment results, among other metrics. This analysis uses graduation rates based on the number of students in a cohort who earned diplomas after completing four years of high school.

Where did Montgomery high schools rank among counties in Maryland?

County graduation rates

Rank
County
Class Count
Diplomas Earned
4-year Graduation Rate
1
Charles
2,053
1,945
94.74%
2
Calvert
1,283
1,214
94.62%
3
St. Mary's
1,252
1,176
93.93%
4
Frederick
3,084
2,852
92.48%
5
Garrett
289
267
92.39%
6
Howard
4,081
3,766
92.28%
7
Washington
1,644
1,516
92.21%
8
Worcester
536
492
91.79%
9
Cecil
1,173
1,062
90.54%
10
Kent
147
133
90.48%
11
Montgomery
11,431
10,233
89.52%
12
Baltimore
8,039
7,155
89%
13
Harford
2,749
2,445
88.94%
14
Allegany
604
536
88.74%
15
Anne Arundel
5,745
5,086
88.53%
16
Talbot
357
311
87.11%
17
Somerset
185
159
85.95%
18
Wicomico
1,061
889
83.79%
19
Dorchester
291
242
83.16%
20
Prince George's
8,951
7,402
82.69%
21
Caroline
396
326
82.32%
22
Baltimore City
5,237
3,701
70.67%

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