Maryland Graduation Statistics Show Gap Between Ethnicities

Higher percentage of females graduate

Graduation rates in Maryland are exposing an achievement gap between minorities and between males and females.

According to the Maryland State Deptartment of Education website, black males had a 67.93 percent graduation rate, Latino males had a 68.72 precent graduation rate, white males had a graduation rate of 86.25 percent and Asian males had a graduation rate of 91.36 percent, the Examiner reported.

Females of all races graduated at a higher percentage rate than their male counter parts.

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