Graduation rates reported by school districts have increased slowly overall during the past two years.

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Percentage of Students Graduating with Regents or Local Diploma after 4 Years
Results Through June, All Students

Multiple values by 100 to obtain percent values
New York CityLarge CityUrban-SuburbanRuralAverageLowTotal Public
2001 Cohort0.4650.467810.600450.70040.791290.909330.65775
2002 Cohort0.4980.452790.606290.70740.793340.916480.67201
2003 Cohort0.521580.472840.609110.724040.799440.912020.68586