The Nevada Department of Education announced Friday that the high school graduation rate for the class of 2025 climbed almost 4 percentage points from the previous year.

Statewide, 85.4 percent of students graduated, compared with 81.6 percent of the class of 2024. In all, 34,175 students graduated this year.

“We saw strong gains in the graduation rate for the Class of 2025 and it’s a testament to the hard work of our students and educators,” Victor Wakefield, state superintendent of public instruction, wrote in a press release.

Career and technical education (CTE) students saw the highest graduation rate at 98.8 percent.

“The graduation rate for Career and Technical Education students is particularly notable and reflects the importance of providing students with access to hands-on learning opportunities to gain valuable skills and experience that can lead to high-demand careers,” Wakefield wrote.

The percentage of students earning a college and career ready diploma — which requires students to go well beyond standard graduation requirements with coursework and their GPA — or an advanced diploma also increased. In the class of 2025, 24.3 percent of students earned a college and career ready diploma, up from 21.4 percent in 2024. Additionally, 11.6 percent of students earned an advanced diploma, compared with 11.5 in 2024.

As for individual districts, 12 of 17 had graduation rates higher than the state average of 85.4 percent.

Nine school districts — Carson City, Churchill, Clark, Lander, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, Washoe and White Pine — showed increases in graduation rates compared with the previous year.

The Clark County School District’s rate increased by 5 percentage points. Two-thirds of the district’s high schools achieved a graduation rate of 90 percent or higher, with five schools reaching 100 percent. 

During a Friday press conference, Superintendent Jhone Ebert attributed this gain in part to the historic investment that the state made in K-12 education during the 2023 legislative session, when it boosted per-pupil funding by more than 25 percent. She said those funds have helped schools retain teachers, reduce teacher vacancies and pay for high-quality instructional materials and training for staff. 

“Education is a team sport,” she said. “It takes everyone. It takes partnerships. It takes investment.” 

Eight school districts — Pershing, Lander, Storey, Mineral, Eureka, White Pine, Lincoln and Humboldt — had graduation rates higher than 90 percent.

Reporter Rocío Hernández contributed to this report. 

This story was updated on 11/21/25 at 1:12 p.m. to include comments from the Clark County School District’s superintendent.