Educational attainment, particularly completing a college degree, is increasingly important for unlocking job opportunities that lead to long-term economic security. Public schools educate the vast majority of California’s K-12 students, particularly those from families with low incomes, so this dashboard tracks metrics of educational achievement, high school graduation, and college enrollment of public school students. California’s community colleges represent a key accessible local pathway to college credentials and career education certificates, so community college graduation rates are also included as an indicator.
Note that data presented here reflect outcomes of students who were directly affected by pandemic-related disruptions to learning.
A note about comparing county data points to each other, and to statewide data points: California’s 58 counties vary substantially in resident demographics, characteristics of local economies, tax base, community-based organization capacity, and local government administrative capacity. All of these factors can contribute to differences in outcomes across the indicators shown in the dashboard.
