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DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa's high school graduation rate is holding steady.
The Iowa Department of Education says 89.9 percent of students in the Class of 2022 graduated within four years, down slightly from the 90.2 percent that graduated in the Class of 2021.
The state says the completion rate for the class of 2022 is just over a half-percent higher that where it was 10 years ago.
Iowa’s graduation rate is higher than its neighboring states. Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska and South Dakota all recently reported graduation rates below Iowa’s, ranging from 82.2 to 89.7 percent.
The Education Department also says just over three percent of students who started high school dropped out in the 2021-22 school year.