Minority students drive improvement in Utah’s high school graduation rate

Utah’s high school graduation rate continued its upward climb in 2017, fueled in significant part by improvement among minority students.Statewide, 86 percent of high school seniors earned their diploma this year, an increase of five percentage points in as many years, according to Utah Board of Education data released Monday.Graduation rates for all demographic groups tracked by the state school board either remained the same or improved compared to 2016. And gains among all racial minori