Syracuse graduation rates increase and achievement gap closes
Black students graduated at the same rate as white students in 2016. For many years, there was a gap between the graduation rates for black and white students.
GRADUATION RATES FOR SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
64%
White students
58%
15 percentage-
point gap
43%
Black students
’06
’07
’08
’09
’10
’11
’12
’13
’14
’15
’16
GRADUATION RATES FOR SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
64%
White students
58%
15 percentage-
point gap
43%
Black students
’06
’07
’08
’09
’10
’11
’12
’13
’14
’15
’16
GRADUATION RATES FOR SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOLS
64%
White students
58%
15
percentage-
point gap
43%
Black students
’06
’07
’08
’09
’10
’11
’12
’13
’14
’15
’16
Source: New York State Education Department