<P> By state law , education is compulsory over an age range starting between five and eight and ending somewhere between ages sixteen and eighteen , depending on the state . This requirement can be satisfied in public schools , state - certified private schools , or an approved home school program . In most schools , compulsory education is divided into three levels : elementary school , middle or junior high school , and high school . Children are usually divided by age groups into grades , ranging from kindergarten ( 5 -- 6 year olds ) and first grade for the youngest children , up to twelfth grade ( 17 -- 18 years old ) as the final year of high school . </P>
<P> By state law , education is compulsory over an age range starting between five and eight and ending somewhere between ages sixteen and eighteen , depending on the state . This requirement can be satisfied in public schools , state - certified private schools , or an approved home school program . In most schools , compulsory education is divided into three levels : elementary school , middle or junior high school , and high school . Children are usually divided by age groups into grades , ranging from kindergarten ( 5 -- 6 year olds ) and first grade for the youngest children , up to twelfth grade ( 17 -- 18 years old ) as the final year of high school . </P>
what age do students graduate from high school
what age do students graduate from high school
between ages sixteen and eighteen , depending on the state
between ages sixteen and eighteen , depending on the state