Montana sees record-high graduation rates in 2018

High school graduation rates continued to tick up in Montana last year, hitting a record high of 86.4 percent.

Graduation rates have generally trended up this decade, rising from 82.2 percent to a peak of 86 percent in 2015. Rates dipped to 85.6 percent in 2016 before inching up to 85.8 percent in 2017.