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Education: 88.7%
Percent of population aged 25+ with at least a High School Diploma or Equivalent. Reflecting most recent data available (2022).

Education is the foundation for building a better future for ourselves and contributes to improving overall quality of life in our communities. Since 2010, San Diego County high school graduation rates have improved. In 2022, the Live Well San Diego Indicator: Education showed 88.7% of San Diego County residents graduated from high school (or equivalent), an increase compared to the 2012 measure of 84.6%. The report below shows the following charts: Data by Year, HHSA Service Region, City and Sub-regional Areas. Simply click the report's forward or back arrow to view each chart. (Reports are best viewed and printed in Google Chrome.)

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Why We Measure High School Graduation

Education is the foundation for building a better future for ourselves and contributes to improving overall quality of life in our communities. The positive association between health and education has been well established. Education has a beneficial influence on a variety of economic, social and psychological factors which impact the health and well-being of a population.

High educational attainment is associated with the following.

Lower rates of infectious disease as well as lower rates of many chronic noninfectious diseases
Greater survival when sick, and longer life expectancy
Higher rate of employment

Research, Best Practices & Logic Model – Knowledge: Education
View research, best practices, and example of the collective impact logic model related to educational attainment.

What is Being Done

Below are three Live Well San Diego Recognized Partners working to close the education gap in San Diego County and ensure that today’s youth are on the path to a successful future.

Squash to the Future

Access Youth Academy offers academic mentorship for underserved youth through a unique avenue: Squash. This program teaches kids character-developing dedication through sportsmanship and scholarship, and sets them on a path to a life of higher education and integrity through hard work. They have an exceptional 100% high school graduation rate and 100% college acceptance, not to mention thirteen national titles in squash.

Learn more with this Access Youth Academy trailer.

Breaking the Cycle

Low educational attainment is associated with poverty, crime, low civic engagement and poor health outcomes. The Barrio Logan College Institute (BLCI) is breaking the cycle of poverty and transforming lives through after-school college-preparatory programs that begin in third grade and offer mentorship support to students and their families through college.

54% of BLCI middle school and high school students maintain above a 3.5 GPA.
100% of the BLCI students graduate from high school.
100% of the BLCI students enroll in college.

Learn more on the BLCI website.

Science Gets Festive

Each year in March, the Biocom's Generation STEAM hosts a week-long San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering at Petco Park with a hands-on, interactive EXPO Day and continues with a week of STEM-based activities held throughout the county. These activities expose children from pre-K through high school to the wonders of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM). It’s this kind of inspiration that can motivate a child to get excited about their education, thus setting them (and future generations and our communities as a whole) on a path to a more enriching life.

Learn more on the San Diego Science Festival website.

Expanded Indicators Related to Education

Click here to learn more about related indicators, including test results and attendance at the Live Well San Diego Children and Families Data Hub.

Other related indicators such as population with Less than a H.S. Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Graduate or Professional Degree, and School Enrollment are reported below. The report below shows the following charts: Data by Year, HHSA Service Region, City and Sub-regional Areas. Simply click the report's forward or back arrow to view each chart.

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