A 5th year makes a significant difference for Black students. For students who started 9th grade in 2002, almost 10% more graduated in the 5th year.

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Percentage of Students Graduating with Regents or Local Diploma After 4, 5 and 6 Years

Results Through June

Multiple values by 100 to obtain percent values

	Four Years	Five Years	Six Years
2001 Cohort	0.453	0.544	0.571
2002 Cohort	0.475	0.571
2003 Cohort	0.508

Cohort Membership

2001. - 40,363

2002. - 40,869

2003. - 42,593