Utah superintendent reports rise in graduation rate to 89.8%; board member presses concerns about soaring chronic absenteeism

Superintendent Hart told the Utah State Board of Education on the record that the statewide graduation rate for the 2025 cohort rose to 89.8%, a roughly 1 percentage-point increase from the prior reported figure, and that a detailed press release and accompanying 13–16 page report were distributed to board members the same day.

The report, Hart said, shows subgroup improvements across the board and highlighted the largest subgroup gain for Black/African American students, whose graduation rate increased from 80.6% to 83.9%. Hart also said this is the first year the state is publishing graduation and dropout rates specifically for students in foster care, students experiencing homelessness and military‑connected…