> 50% Of Idaho Grads Eschew College

Fewer than half of Idaho’s 2014 high school graduates are going on to college so far, casting doubt on whether the state will reach it’s 60-percent go-on goal. According to data sets released Friday by the State Board of Education, just less than 49 percent of the members of the 2014 graduating class were enrolled in a two- or four-year college 12 months after graduation. For the past five years, Idaho lawmakers, Gov. Butch Otter and education policymakers have touted the state’s 60 percent go-on goal. That benchmark calls for 60 percent of Idaho’s 25- to 34-year-olds to earn a postsecondary degree or certificate by 2020. Proponents have said the goal is an essential component to boosting the state’s economy and preparing students for life in the 21st Century/ Clark Corbin , IDEDNEWS.org. More here.

• Coeur d’Alene Charter — 67%
• Coeur d’Alene School District — 64%
• Lake Pend Oreille School District — 59%
• Post Falls School District — 54%
• Lakeland School District — 53%
• Boundary County School District — 42%