Maintainer

CTData Collaborative

Denominator

Total Cohort Count, per subgroup.

Description

Four-Year Graduation Rate reports 'graduation' counts and rates and 'still enrolled' counts and rates for both graduates and non-graduates, per high-needs status.

Domain

Education

Frequency

Annual

Full Description The Connecticut Department of Education (CSDE) introduced the four‐year cohort graduation rate with the graduating class of 2009. This approach was created when Connecticut and 49 other states signed an agreement with the National Governors’ Association to develop a uniform system for tracking students. The CSDE is required to report Cohort Graduation Rates per the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and in compliance reports such as EdFacts and the Consolidated State Performance Report. The cohort graduation rate is also a component of Connecticut’s new accountability system described in CSDE’s approved NCLB flexibility request (or waiver). Four-Year Graduation Rate is the percentage of students who received a standard diploma within four years, including early and summer graduates from the cohort. Four-Year Still Enrolled Rate is the percentage of students who were still in school after four years. Other Rate is the percentage of students who dropped out (including those who enrolled in an adult education program) OR transferred to postsecondary education OR transferred to another school district but never enrolled in that district OR have an unknown status. A student who is eligible for free/reduced price meals or is an English learner or a student with a disability is included in the 'High Needs' subgroup category. Charter Districts have been entered as individual districts.

Geography

District

High Needs Status

High Needs;Non-High Needs

Latest Year Available

2018-2019

Measure Type

Number;Percent

Numerator

For Four Year Graduation Rate, the numerator is Four Year Graduation Count, per subgroup. For Still Enrolled After Four Years Rate, the numerator is Still Enrolled After Four Years Count, per subgroup. For Other Rate, the numerator is Other Count, per subgroup.

Socrata

False

Socrata Dataset URL

Source

Connecticut State Department of Education

Subdomain

Educational Attainment

Suppression

Disaggregations where either the numerator is less than 6 or the denominator is less than 20 are suppressed.

Technical Notes

Variable

Total Cohort Count;Four Year Graduation Count;Four Year Graduation Rate;Still Enrolled After Four Years Count;Still Enrolled After Four Years Rate;Other Count;Other Rate

Years in Catalog

2010-2011;2011-2012;2012-2013;2013-2014;2014-2015;2015-2016;2016-2017;2017-2018;2018-2019