(County Rates)
A high school completion rate is the percentage of persons ages 25 and over with a high school diploma or more. The map uses natural breaks in the distribution to organize the data into groups of common values.
Appalachian high school completion rates range from 57.7% to 94.2%. The Appalachian average is 85.5%. The U.S. average is 86.7%. For a list of county data by state, see the downloadable Excel file.
![This map shows the high school completion rate of persons ages 25 and over in each of the ARC counties. Appalachian high school completion rates range from 57.7% to 94.2%. The Appalachian average is 85.5%. The U.S. average is 86.7%. For a list of county data by state, see the downloadable Excel file.](http://www.arc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/High-School-Education_2011-2015_Absolute_Map-1.gif)