Economic Impact Study – Graduation Comparison

Have you wondered how SUSD graduates compare to the rest of Arizona? 

You can find out the answers to this question (and many more) by reading about the economic impact of an SUSD education.
https://www.susd.org/economicimpact

Here are some key takeaways:

  • Arizona graduates 78% of its high school students, but SUSD graduates 94%.
  • Only 46% of Arizona high school graduates go to college, but 75% of SUSD graduates go to college.
  • SUSD graduates outperform other Arizona high school graduates in earning a college degree – by almost double

Only 25% of Arizonans go on to earn a college degree (https://www.azregents.edu/data/high-school-report-card).

Nationwide, only 37.5% of Americans earn a college degree (https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/educational-attainment-data.html). 

The college graduation rate for SUSD is 49%, which means SUSD graduates are leading their peers in Arizona and across the country in earning a college diploma.