Relative High School Completion Rates in Appalachia, 2009–2013

(County Rates as a Percentage of the U.S. Average)

A high school completion rate is the percentage of persons ages 25 and over with a high school diploma or more. The percent of the U.S. average is computed by dividing the county high school completion rate by the national average and multiplying by 100. The map uses critical breaks such as the national average to organize the data into groups of common values.