The State of North Carolina Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains Education data using using the latest 2019 American Community Survey data. In the first chart, Figure 1 shows the number of people age 25 years or older who have graduated from high school or completed the GED or equivalent credential. North Carolina shows it has 87% percent high school graduates or better which is the 4th smallest percent high school graduates or better of all the other states in the area. The state with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the group is District of Columbia with a high school graduates of 91% measures only about 3.7% larger.

The number of people aged 25 years or older who have graduated from college with a Bachelor's degree is shown in Figure 2. the state of illustrates it has 31% percent with a bachelors degree or higher which is the 4th smallest percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all the other states in the area. The state with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the group is District of Columbia with a percent with a bachelors degree of 58% is about twice as large.

Figure 4 shows the percentage of people aged 25 years or older who either have no schooling or dropped out of school before completing high school. North Carolina shows it has 13% percent who dropped out of school which is the 4th ranked in percent who dropped out of school out of 9 total in the area. The state with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the group is West Virginia with a percent who dropped out of school of 13% is 6.7% larger.

The State of North Carolina School Enrollment Charts

The next chart in Figure 20 looks at the total number of students enrolled in each place shown. (Enrollment includes all students from preschool to graduate school.) the state of illustrates it has 2,520,207 Total population enrolled in school which is the 3d most of all other states in the area. The state with the highest Total population enrolled in school in the group is Florida with a Total population enrolled in school of 4,737,877 is about twice as large.