In the annual report, the Maryland State Department of Education releases data on enrollment, attendance, graduation rate and assessment results, among other metrics. This analysis uses graduation rates based on the number of students in a cohort who earned diplomas after completing four years of high school.
Where did Howard high schools rank among counties in Maryland?
County graduation rates
Rank
County
Class Count
Diplomas Earned
4-year Graduation Rate
1
Charles
2,053
1,945
94.74%
2
Calvert
1,283
1,214
94.62%
3
St. Mary's
1,252
1,176
93.93%
4
Frederick
3,084
2,852
92.48%
5
Garrett
289
267
92.39%
6
Howard
4,081
3,766
92.28%
7
Washington
1,644
1,516
92.21%
8
Worcester
536
492
91.79%
9
Cecil
1,173
1,062
90.54%
10
Kent
147
133
90.48%
11
Montgomery
11,431
10,233
89.52%
12
Baltimore
8,039
7,155
89%
13
Harford
2,749
2,445
88.94%
14
Allegany
604
536
88.74%
15
Anne Arundel
5,745
5,086
88.53%
16
Talbot
357
311
87.11%
17
Somerset
185
159
85.95%
18
Wicomico
1,061
889
83.79%
19
Dorchester
291
242
83.16%
20
Prince George's
8,951
7,402
82.69%
21
Caroline
396
326
82.32%
22
Baltimore City
5,237
3,701
70.67%
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St. Mary's County• County of Anne Arundel (MD)• County of Charles (MD)• County of Frederick (MD)• County of Caroline (MD)• County of Dorchester (MD)• County of Cecil (MD)• Howard County• Baltimore County• Montgomery County• County of Allegany (MD)• Washington County• County of Worcester (MD)• County of Calvert (MD)• County of Wicomico (MD)• County of Prince George's (MD)• County Of Harford (md)• County Of Somerset (md)• County Of Garrett (md)• County Of Talbot (md)
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