PY03 Younger Youth Diploma Attainment Rate State Rankings

This map shows the Diploma Attainment Rate rankings for the WIA Younger Youth program in PY 03. The rate ranges from a high of 92.9% in Maryland to a low of 39.4% in Nevada. The map highlights the ten highest and lowest states on this measure. The top ten in order are Maryland, the District of Columbia, Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa and North Dakota. The ten lowest from top to bottom are Alabama, Rhode Island, New York, South Carolina, Louisiana, Arizona, Hawaii, Virginia, Florida and Nevada.

Table 1

PY 03 Younger Youth Diploma Attainment Rate State Rankings

Rank	States	Outcome	Remarks
1	Maryland	92.9	Top Ten
2	District of Columbia	85.7	Top Ten
3	Arkansas	84.2	Top Ten
4	Delaware	79.4	Top Ten
5	Idaho	79.3	Top Ten
6	Pennsylvania	78.4	Top Ten
7	Minnesota	78.1	Top Ten
8	Nebraska	77.6	Top Ten
9	Iowa	76.1	Top Ten
10	North Dakota	75.0	Top Ten
11	Michigan	74.2	Mode
12	Kentucky	73.6	Mode
13	Puerto Rico	73.4	Mode
14	Missouri	73.2	Mode
15	Oregon	70.9	Mode
16	Georgia	69.1	Mode
17	North Carolina	68.8	Mode
18	New Jersey	68.4	Mode
18	Wisconsin	68.4	Mode
20	West Virginia	67.9	Mode
21	Alaska	67.5	Mode
22	New Hampshire	66.8	Mode
23	Mississippi	65.8	Mode
24	Illinois	65.5	Mode
25	Texas	64.9	Mode
26	Utah	64.5	Mode
27	Connecticut	62.1	Mode
28	Maine	62.0	Mode
29	Washington	61.8	Mode
30	California	61.5	Mode
31	Colorado	60.5	Mode
32	New Mexico	59.9	Mode
32	Ohio	59.9	Mode
34	Massachusetts	59.3	Mode
35	Oklahoma	58.1	Mode
36	Indiana	57.4	Mode
37	Tennessee	56.8	Mode
38	Kansas	56.1	Mode
39	Montana	55.6	Mode
39	Vermont	55.6	Mode
41	Wyoming	55.2	Mode
42	South Dakota	55.1	Mode
43	Alabama	54.9	Bottom Ten
44	Rhode Island	53.5	Bottom Ten
45	New York	51.8	Bottom Ten
46	South Carolina	51.5	Bottom Ten
47	Louisiana	50.7	Bottom Ten
48	Arizona	49.5	Bottom Ten
48	Hawaii	49.5	Bottom Ten
50	Virginia	47.3	Bottom Ten
51	Florida	44.5	Bottom Ten
52	Nevada	39.4	Bottom Ten