District Trivia Question and Answer:
Question:
According to this year's School Report cards, BHS' graduation rate is higher than the state average, higher than NCHS and higher than NCWHS. How many years since 2000 has BHS had the highest graduation rate of the three intercity public schools?

Answer:
a) this was the first year
b) each year since 2000
c) two consecutive years
d) in 2000, in 2002 and again in 2004

According to the Illinois State Report Cards from the years 1998-2004, Bloomington High School's graduation rate has been higher than both NCHS' and NCWHS' since 2000 - for a total of 5 straight years. BHS' graduation rate has been higher than the state average all 7 years.

Seven year history of graduation rates in percentages:

	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998
BHS	89.1	89.2	88.6	88.5	88.4	85	83.5
NCHS	83.9	84.7	82.8	82.7	83.4	87.4	89.2
NCWHS	84.6	83.1	86.2	85.3	88.3	89.4	85.4
State	86.5	86	85.2	83.2	82.6	81.9	81.8

Source: ISBE Report Cards website: The cards are available to the public in .pdf format for the years 2004-2000 and in Word format for 1999 and 1998.
or go to the ISBE Homepage and click on "Report Card" on the left menu.