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Graduation Rate Differential

Significant disparities by race/ethnicity and income in Lincoln Public Schools graduation rates persist

Significant disparities in graduation rates exist by race/ethnicity and income.

• 68% of students who receive free/reduced lunch (a proxy for low-income¹⁵) graduated from LPS in the 2020-21 school year, which is 13 percentage points less than the overall LPS population.
• 71% of students who identify as Latino/a or Hispanic graduated from LPS in the 2020-21 school year, which is 9 percentage points lower than the overall LPS population.
• 63% of students who identify as Black or African American graduated from LPS in the 2020-21 school year, which is 17 percentage points lower than the overall LPS population.
• 55% of students who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native graduated from LPS in the 2020-21 school year, which is 26 percentage points lower than the overall LPS population.

Footnotes

15.  In general, students are eligible for free lunch if their household income is less than 130% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, and eligible for reduced lunch if their household income is less than 185% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. In the 2020-21 school year, students in a family of four with a household income less than $34,450 would be eligible for free lunch, and those with a household income less than $49,025 would be eligible for reduced lunch. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. (2021). Child nutrition programs: Income eligibility guidelines. Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 41/Thursday, March 4, 2021. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-03-04/pdf/2021-04452.pdf