EdFacts ACGR — EdFacts Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate
Published by U.S. Department of Education· annual
The federally-mandated 4-year graduation rate calculated for every U.S. public high school using a tracked student cohort.
In Detail
The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) is the only federally-required, comparable measure of high school graduation rates across U.S. states. It tracks each freshman cohort over 4 years, adjusting for transfers in and out, and reports the percentage who graduate with a regular diploma. Required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (formerly No Child Left Behind, now ESSA). ValiFit uses ACGR as the numerator of the Education ROI composite — district average graduation rate divided by per-pupil spending. ACGR is more rigorous than older "leaver rate" methodologies because it actually follows individual students rather than ratios.
Primary Federal Source
https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/edfacts/data-files/index.htmlValiFit re-publishes and explains this federal data. The official source is the U.S. Department of Education.
How ValiFit uses EdFacts ACGR
- Education ROI composite
- School page graduation rate display
- District-level Education percentile rankings