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Dropout Statistics
2024-2025 School Year
This data shows how many 7th-12th grade students left school without graduating or transferring to another educational setting.
Read the January 12, 2026, CDE Graduation & Dropout News Release
Colorado's graduation rate reaches highest level in more than a decade; dropout rate at all-time low
Statewide Dropout Rates
2024-25
1.6%
(7,534 dropouts reported)
2023-24
1.9%
(8,947 dropouts reported)
2022-23
2.1%
(9,665 dropouts reported)
2021-22
2.2%
(10,524 dropouts reported)
Most Recent Year Data Files
Statewide Data Analysis
- 2024-25 Statewide Summary of Dropout Data (PDF)
- 2024-25 Statewide Dropout Trends (XLS)
- 2024-25 Statewide Dropout Data by School and District Types (XLS)
- Alternative Education Campus, Online Schools, Charter Schools
- District Rural Status and District Regions
State, District, and School Level Data
- 2024-25 Workbook containing State, District, and School Level Data (XLS)
- Dropout Rates by State and Student Groups
- Dropout Rates by District, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity
- Dropout Rates by District and Instructional Program Service Type
- Dropout Rates by School, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity
- Dropout Rates by School and Instructional Program Service Type