The most recent information on the U.S. high school graduation rate tells us that 72% of all U.S. high school students graduate, a figure that has not changed much in more than a decade.

However, the percentage of students who have the skills and qualifications to go to college has increased nearly ten percentage points to 34%.

The most interesting finding of the countless research studies is that very few students who are college-ready do not go on to college.