States with the highest average freshman graduation rate

States with the highest average freshman graduation rate for public schools, 2009-10. The National Center for Education Statistics defines the rate as the percentage of public high school freshmen who graduate with a regular diploma four years after starting 9th grade.

States with the highest average freshman graduation rate for public schools, 2009-10
Wisconsin	90.7%
Vermont	89.6%
Minnesota	87.4%
North Dakota	87.4%
Iowa	85.7%
New Jersey	85.3%
New Hampshire	84.3%
Massachusetts	83.3%
Missouri	83.1%
Nebraska	82.9%
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, "Higher Education: Gaps in Access and Persistence Study"