claim: "texas now has the second-highest high school graduation rate in the country. and it has the highest graduation rate for african americans and hispanics."
author: rick perry
evidence_1: asian/pacific islander students had the highest acgr (91 percent), followed by  white ... and subtracting any students who transfer out, emigrate to another  country, or die. ... adjusted cohort graduation rate (acgr) for public high school  students, by state: 2015–16 ... race categories exclude persons of hispanic  ethnicity.
evidence_2: jul 20, 2015 ... ... that texas has the second-highest high school graduation rate in the country  and the highest graduation rate for african americans and hispanics. ...  graduation rate is not as accurate, it "can be computed with currently ...
evidence_3: get high school dropout facts and statistics and learn why dropping out of high  school can have ... the u.s., which had some of the highest graduation rates of  any developed country, now ranks 22nd out of 27 developed countries. ... white  students are still far more likely to graduate than latino & african-american  students.
evidence_4: jul 28, 2016 ... ... reflecting the group's growth in the nation's public k-12 schools and colleges.  ... over the past decade, the hispanic high school dropout rate has declined and  ... 2 hispanics are making big inroads in college enrollment. ... two-year school,  or community college, the highest share of any race or ethnicity.
evidence_5: nov 30, 2018 ... the state's population has now hit an all-time high of over 27 million, ... ranks 2nd  in the nation behind alaska, it's no surprise that texas has a large ... is currently  at 74.8% caucasian, 11.9% african american, 5.8% ..... the highest rate of high  school graduation is among white people with a rate of 93.53%.