State rankings
High School Graduation Requirements by State
Florida has the highest Required Total Credits (24), followed by New Jersey (24) and Missouri (24). Maine has the lowest (11).
48 of 51 states
Required Total Credits
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
22
Middle half 20 – 24
Average
21.26
48 states
Highest
24
Florida
Lowest
11
Maine
Data
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51 states · # = rank by Required Total Credits
| # | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Florida | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 1 |  New Jersey | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 1 |  Missouri | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 |  South Carolina | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 1 |  Alabama | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 |
| 1 |  Oregon | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 1 |  Utah | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 1 |  Mississippi | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 |  New Mexico | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3.5 |
| 1 |  West Virginia | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 |  Hawaii | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 |
| 1 |  Delaware | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 1 |  District of Columbia | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 |  Wisconsin | 23.5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 15 |  Georgia | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 |
| 15 |  Louisiana | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 15 |  Oklahoma | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 |  Idaho | 23 | 4.5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 19 |  Nevada | 22.5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 20 |  Texas | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 |  New York | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 |  North Carolina | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 |
| 20 |  Arizona | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 20 |  Tennessee | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3.5 |
| 20 |  Kentucky | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 |  Arkansas | 22 | 4.5 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 |
| 20 |  South Dakota | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3.5 |
| 20 |  North Dakota | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 30 |  Minnesota | 21.5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3.5 |
| 31 |  Maryland | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 |  Kansas | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 |  Ohio | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 46 |  California | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 |
| — |  Pennsylvania | LD | LD | LD | LD | LD | LD |
| 20 |  Virginia | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 |
| 31 |  Alaska | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 |
| 34 |  Washington | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 |  Indiana | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 34 |  Connecticut | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 |
| 34 |  Nebraska | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 34 |  New Hampshire | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 34 |  Montana | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 |  Rhode Island | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 34 |  Vermont | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 43 |  Michigan | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 44 |  Illinois | 16.75 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 |
| — |  Massachusetts | LD | LD | LD | LD | LD | LD |
| — |  Colorado | LD | LD | LD | LD | LD | LD |
| 45 |  Iowa | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 46 |  Wyoming | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 48 |  Maine | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
What correlates with Required Total Credits?
Pearson r against 2,096 other state metrics sharing at least 29 states. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Required Total Credits tend to score higher on these
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Required Total Credits tend to score lower on these
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Required Total Credits?
- Florida has the highest Required Total Credits, at 24, followed by New Jersey (24) and Missouri (24).
- Which state has the lowest Required Total Credits?
- Maine has the lowest Required Total Credits, at 11.
- What is the median Required Total Credits across US states?
- The median is 22 across the 48 US states with data.
- Where does this high school graduation requirements by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: State Education Practices (SEP) - NCES; High School Graduation Requirements 2023 - ECS; 50-State Comparison: High School Graduation Requirements - ECS.