NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
Nebraska - 1971 to 2006
	Number of	As % of  9th Grade Mem-	As % of  Fall 12th
Year	Graduates	bership 3 Years Previous	Grade Membership
1971-72	24,814	85.8	95.9
1972-73	25,128	87.0	97.3
1973-74	24,792	86.4	96.8
1974-75	24,963	84.4	95.3
1975-76	24,792	84.2	96.5
1976-77	25,561	84.2	95.8
1977-78	25,688	84.1	95.2
1978-79	25,652	82.7	94.5
1979-80	24,803	81.7	95.7
1980-81	23,979	81.6	94.0
1981-82	23,516	84.1	95.1
1982-83	22,197	83.6	95.3
1983-84	20,808	86.2	94.4
1984-85	20,202	86.1	93.4
1985-86	19,814	86.7	94.5
1986-87	20,143	85.9	93.8
1987-88	20,396	85.6	93.3
1988-89	20,593	85.6	93.6
1989-90	19,475	85.3	92.5
1990-91	18,272	86.3	93.7
1991-92	18,849	87.0	94.5
1992-93	19,358	86.8	92.9
1993-94	19,030	86.0	93.5
1994-95	19,864	84.9	94.5
1995-96	19,643	82.6	93.1
1996-97	20,222	81.3	92.9
1997-98	21,528	83.7	93.8
1998-99	22,635	86.0	95.7
1999-00	21,917	82.8	95.6
2000-01	21,300	78.9	93.7
2001-02	21,534	78.4	92.8
2002-03	21,838	85.2	NA
2003-04	21,624	87.6	NA
2004-05	21,522	NA	NA
2005-06	21,119	NA	NA
Source:  Nebraska Department of Education, Statistics and Facts About Nebraska
Schools, 2007
Last Updated:	02/26/08
by Nebraska Databook
Email:	michael.lundeen@ded.ne.gov