High School Graduation Rate

The High School Graduation Rate indicator measures the number of students entering neighborhood schools who graduate in four years with a regular high school diploma. High school graduation rates have been linked to several factors related to health outcomes: students who graduate are less likely to engage in unhealthy behavior such as drug and alcohol abuse, incur early pregnancies, or participate in criminal activity. Dropping out of school before obtaining a high school diploma is associated with delayed employment opportunities, poverty, and poor health, while graduating from high school is associated with improved economic stability and income. In fact, the report, Poverty in the United States: 2008, finds that 34.7% of adults 25-34 years old without a high school diploma were living in poverty in 2008, compared to 16.7% of individuals whose highest level of educational attainment was a high school diploma. Data for the High School Graduation Rate is available from the Alabama State Department of Education.

Neighborhoodsort ascending Indicator Value Rank
Zion City 80.0% 25
Wylam 75.8% 65
Woodlawn 72.4% 86
Woodland Park 80.6% 15
West Goldwire 85.9% 1
West End Manor 83.0% 12
West Brownville 85.9% 1
Wahouma 72.4% 86
Tuxedo 75.8% 65
Thomas 78.0% 50
Tarpley City 85.9% 1
Sun Valley 80.0% 25
Spring Lake 80.0% 25
Southside 74.1% 80
South Woodlawn 72.4% 86
South Titusville 80.6% 15
South Pratt 75.8% 65
South East Lake 77.2% 53
Smithfield Estates 75.8% 65
Smithfield 80.6% 15
Sherman Heights 75.8% 65
Sandusky 75.8% 65
Roosevelt 85.9% 1
Roebuck Springs 77.2% 53
Roebuck 80.0% 25
Rising - West Princeton 78.0% 50
Riley 80.0% 25
Redmont Park 74.1% 80
Powderly 85.9% 1
Pine Knoll Vista 80.0% 25
Penfield Park 80.0% 25
Oxmoor 85.9% 1
Overton 80.0% 25
Oakwood Place 80.2% 24
Oak Ridge Park 72.4% 86
Oak Ridge 75.8% 65
Norwood 75.9% 57
North Titusville 80.6% 15
North Pratt 75.8% 65
North East Lake 77.2% 53
North Birmingham 75.9% 57
North Avondale 72.4% 86
Mason City 83.0% 12
Maple Grove 80.0% 25
Liberty Highlands 80.0% 25
Kingston 72.4% 86
Killough Springs 80.0% 25
Jones Valley 80.0% 25
Inglenook 74.1% 80
Industrial Center 85.9% 1
Huffman 80.0% 25
Hooper City 80.9% 14
Hillman Park 75.8% 65
Hillman 85.9% 1
Highland Park 75.9% 57
Harriman Park 75.9% 57
Green Acres 75.8% 65
Graymont 80.6% 15
Grasselli Heights 85.9% 1
Glen Iris 78.4% 46
Germania Park 80.0% 25
Gate City 72.4% 86
Garden Highlands 85.9% 1
Fountain Heights 75.9% 57
Forest Park 74.1% 80
Five Points South 78.4% 46
Fairview 75.8% 65
Fairmont 75.9% 57
Evergreen 78.4% 46
Ensley Highlands 75.8% 65
Ensley 75.8% 65
Enon Ridge 80.6% 15
Echo Highlands 80.0% 25
Eastwood 72.4% 86
East Thomas 80.6% 15
East Lake 72.4% 86
East Brownville 85.9% 1
East Birmingham 74.1% 80
East Avondale 72.4% 86
Druid Hills 75.9% 57
Dolomite 80.0% 25
Crestwood South 72.4% 86
Crestwood North 72.4% 86
Crestline 72.4% 86
Collegeville 75.9% 57
College Hills 80.6% 15
Central Pratt 75.8% 65
Central Park 80.0% 25
Central City 74.1% 80
Bush Hills 78.0% 50
Brummitt Heights 80.0% 25
Brownsville Heights 80.0% 25
Brown Springs 72.4% 86
Bridlewood 80.0% 25
Belview Heights 75.8% 65
Arlington - West End 80.6% 15
Apple Valley 80.0% 25
Airport Highlands 77.2% 53
Acipco-Finley 78.4% 46

Key Citations:
1. Backlund E, Sorlie PD, Johnson NJ. A comparison of the relationships of education and income with mortality: the National Longitudinal Mortality Study. Soc Sci Med. 1999;49(10):1373-84.
2. U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services. 2000. Healthy People 2010: Understanding and improving health. 2nd edition. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.
3. California Dropout Research Project. April 2009. How California's Dropout Crisis Affects Communities. Economic Losses for the City of San Francisco. UC Santa Barbara, Gevirtz Graduate School of Education. http://cdrp.ucsb.edu/
4. U.S. Census Bureau, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008; Current Population Report No. P60-235.