Iowa’s high school graduation rate climbed nearly a full percentage point, reaching 88-point-3 percent for the graduating class of 2024, according to figures released by the Iowa Department of Education.
This marks the first time since 2020 that Iowa’s graduation rate has returned to prepandemic levels.
88-point-3 percent of students in Iowa’s class of 2024 graduated within four years, increasing from 87-point-5 percent for the class of 2023, and is the same rate as the class of 2019.
A total of 34,158 Iowa students earned their high school diplomas in the class of 2024.
