Births and Public High School Graduates in North Carolina

Graduates by Year - Births 18 Years Prior to Graduation Year

A graph showing the number of public school graduates from 1988 through 2024 matched to births 18 years prior to graduation showing the correlation between births and graduates 18 years later. Shows the peak in births in 2007. Those babies would be 18 in 2025. The graph shows the number of births declining from the 2007 peak - implying a decrease in HS graduates from now through 2030.