Dr. Glenn Lang recommends this resource: Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduate Students by The Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education. Visit their website to download a PDF of the data.
This report projects the number of high school graduates for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Key findings include:
- The total number of high school graduates will peak in 2025 before entering a period of steady decline through 2041.
- The number of underrepresented graduates who identify as Hispanic or Multiracial is expected to grow.
- Compared to 2023, 38 states will see declines in the number of graduates by 2041 as most regions in the U.S. will shrink.
There is a video about the release.