The state Department of Education reports that Nevada's high school graduate rate is up.
The department says the class of 2018's graduation rate was just over 83 percent, an increase of over 2 percentage points.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Steve Canavero said the increase is an indicator that Nevada schools are going in the right direction and be a national leader in education improvement.
The department says the vast majority of districts reported increases, led by Mineral County with an increase of nearly 5 percentage points.
Clark and Carson City reported an increase of 2 percentage points and Washoe reported an increase of about a third of a percentage point.
Lander, Pershing and White Pine reported decreases.
All but three school districts increased their graduation rates from last year:
• Churchill increased 2.72 points to 75.98 percent;
• Clark increased 2 points to 85.22 percent;
• Douglas increased 1.24 points to 88.77 percent;
• Elko increased 3.33 points to 91.82 percent;
• Eureka remained at 100 percent;
• Humboldt increased 1.13 points to 90.63 percent;
• Lander decreased 5.47 points to 86.84 percent;
• Lincoln increased 3.33 points to 89.41 percent;
• Lyon increased 1.17 points to 84.76 percent;
• Mineral increased 4.91 points to 89.29 percent;
• Nye increased 0.69 points to 80 percent;
• Carson City increased 2.05 points to 85.98 percent;
• Pershing decreased 3.70 points to 96.30 percent;
• Storey increased 3.49 points to 94.12 percent;
• Washoe increased 0.37 points to 84.39 percent;
• White Pine decreased 3.05 points to 66.87 percent;
• SPCSA increased 4.75 points to 70.03 percent;
• University remained at 100 percent;
• The Achievement School District provided first time data at 87.50 percent;
• Independence High School provided first time data at 40 percent.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
