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Compared to Distribution

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Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

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High School Graduation

County: Somerset, MD
Measurement Period: 2023
Filter: none (all Counties)
This indicator shows the percentage of students who graduate high school within four years of their first enrollment in 9th grade.

Why is this important?

Individuals who do not finish high school are more likely than people who finish high school to lack the basic skills required to function in an increasingly complicated job market and society. Adults with limited education levels are more likely to be unemployed, on government assistance, or involved in crime.
The Healthy People 2030 national health target is to increase the proportion of high school students who graduate in 4 years to 90.7 percent.
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County: Somerset, MD

73.8%
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
Measurement period: 2023
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: October 2024
Filter(s) for this location: State: Maryland
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Compared to MD Counties, Somerset, MD has a value of 73.8% which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value higher than 90.5% while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than 85.7%.
MD Counties
Compared to the MD Value (85.8%), Somerset, MD has a value of 73.8% which is lower and worse.
MD Value
(85.8%)
Compared to the US Value (86.5%), Somerset, MD has a value of 73.8% which is lower and worse.
US Value
(86.5% in 2020)
Compared to the prior value, Somerset, MD (73.8%) is less and worse than the previously measured value (81.4%).
Prior Value
(81.4%)
Over time, the Somerset, MD value is decreasing, significantly.
Trend
Compared to the Maryland SHIP 2017 (95%), the target has not been met.
Maryland SHIP 2017
(95%)
Compared to the Maryland SHIP 2014 (86.1%), the target has not been met.
Maryland SHIP 2014
(86.1%)
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (90.7%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(90.7%)
Technical note: Values greater than or equal to 95% were reported as 95%.

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High School Graduation

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Measurement Period: 2023
Data Source: Maryland State Department of Education, County Health Rankings
November 21, 2024atlanticgeneral.thehcn.net
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73.8%
85.5%
95.0%

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Note: Data for this indicator was obtained from multiple sources. Please interpret with caution as methodology may differ.

Filed under: Education / Student Performance K-12, Education / Educational Attainment, Social Determinants of Health, Teens

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