Highlights
Record Level: Student by cohort year by school year
Record Count: 120,000-150,000 student per cohort
Years Covered: 2007-2020
Population Coverage: Students who enrolled in the 9th grade under an educational entity in Michigan or transferred
The K12 graduation records contain audited tracking of individual students’ progress through high school as they work to graduate. Students are assigned to a cohort (indicated by the COHORT_YEAR variable) based on their expected graduation year when they enter high school from middle school or other non-traditional entries into the school system. Nonpublic, home-schooled, and adult education participant students are not placed into a cohort, but special education transition students are.
Cohorts are used by the State of Michigan to define whether students are on-track for high school graduation in conjunction with several other variables. Exit statuses (EXIT_STATUS_CODE) are reported for each student by their school. The last school to report exit code continuing (‘19’) or a terminating one (‘01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 20, 21, 40 or 41’) becomes the Primary Education Providing Entity (PEPE) for that student.
Cohort and Exist Status Mapping
The table below identifies the exit status codes provided by each PEPE, along with their corresponding exit status definitions, cohort codes, and cohort status categories. The cohort status (COHORT_STATUS_CODE) represents an aggregation of exit statuses to establish the expected graduation trajectory of a student by combining the most recent exit status (EXIT_STATUS_CODE) and grades. These represent the reporting groups used by the State of Michigan with regard to graduation numbers. There are ten possible cohort status categories, and in-depth definitions of Cohort Status categories can be found here.
Note that over the years, some exit codes were discontinued and new ones were added. In SY 2005-06, exit status codes 25 (enrolled in another district, known to continue in special education) and 26 (enrolled in another district, known not to continue in special education) were removed. SY 2004-05 is the last year these codes were used. In school year 2005-06, exit code 30 (exited early childhood or early on program) was introduced and remains in use till date.
Exit status codes 40 (gradated from a Middle College with high school diploma and associates degree) and 42 (graduated from another district) were introduced in school year 2007-08. In SY 2009-10 exit status code 41 (graduated from a middle college with only a high school diploma) was introduced. In SY 2010-11 exit status code 0 (not enrolled) was introduced. These codes are in use till date.
Exit code 18 (left adult education) was discontinued in SY 2012-13.
Exit Status Code | Exit Status Definition | Cohort Code | Cohort Status Category |
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00 | Not enrolled | Not Assigned | Not Assigned |
01 | Graduated from general education with a regular high school diploma | 01 | On-Track Graduated |
02 | Graduated from general education with a regular high school diploma and applied to a degree-granting college or university | 01 | On-Track Graduated |
03 | Graduated from an alternative program with a regular high school diploma | 01 | On-Track Graduated |
04 | Graduated from general education with a regular high school diploma and applied to a non-degree granting institution | 01 | On-Track Graduated |
05 | Completed general education with an equivalency certificate (GED) | 10 | GED Completer |
06 | Completed general education with other certificate | 05 | Other Completer |
07 | Dropped out of school | 07 | Dropout |
08 | Enrolled in another public school district in Michigan | 07, 02, 04? | If not located, Dropout; if located, Continuing in new district |
09 | Moved out of state | 06 | Exempt |
10 | Expelled from the school district (no further services) | 07 | Dropout |
11 | Enlisted in military or Job Corps prior to graduation | 07 | Dropout |
12 | Deceased | 06 | Exempt |
13 | Incarcerated | 07 | Dropout |
14 | Enrolled in home school | 06 | Exempt |
15 | Enrolled in nonpublic school | 06 | Exempt |
16 | Unknown | 07 | Dropout |
17 | Placed in a recovery or rehabilitation program | 07 | Dropout |
18 | Left Adult Education | 07 | Dropout |
19 | Expected to continue in the same school district | 02, 04? | On-track Continuing or Off-track Continuing, depending on Expected Graduation Year |
20 | Received Special Education certificate of completion and exited the K-12 system | 05 | Other Completer |
21 | Special Education - Reached maximum age and exited the K-12 system | 05 | Other Completer |
25 | Enrolled in another district, known to continue in special education | Not Assigned | Not Assigned |
26 | Enrolled in another district, known not to continue in special education | Not Assigned | Not Assigned |
30 | Exited early childhood or Early Onr program/service | Not Assigned | Not Assigned |
40 | Graduated from a middle college with both a high school diploma and an associate degree or other advanced certificate | 01 | On-Track Graduated |
41 | Graduated from a middle college with only a high school diploma | 01 | Graduated: On-track graduated if within 5 years, Off-track graduated if after 5 years HS grad |
42 | Graduated from another district | 07, 01? | If not located, Dropout; if located, Graduate in new district |
Codebook
Category Sort descending | Variable | Description |
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Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: PHYSEMGR |
Description: Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: COMSCAGR |
Description: Computer Science A: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: ART3DGR |
Description: Studio Art: 3-D Design Portfolio: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: SPANLTGR |
Description: Spanish Literature and Culture: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: PSYCHGR |
Description: Psychology: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: ENVSCIGR |
Description: Environmental Science: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: CALCBCGR |
Description: Calculus BC: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: ARTSTDGR |
Description: Studio Art: Drawing Portfolio: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: USHISTGR |
Description: United States History: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: EURHISGR |
Description: European History: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: GOVUSGR |
Description: United States Government and Politics: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: GOVCOMGR |
Description: Comparative Government and Politics: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: LATINVGR |
Description: Latin Vergil: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: SPANLAGR |
Description: Spanish Language: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: COMSCPGR |
Description: Computer Science Principles: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: ECONMAGR |
Description: Macroeconomics: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: CALCABGR |
Description: Calculus AB: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: ARTST2GR |
Description: Studio Art: 2-D Design Portfolio: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: FRNLANGR |
Description: French Language and Culture: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: CHINESGR |
Description: Chinese Language and Culture: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: LATINCGR |
Description: Latin: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: PHYS1GR |
Description: Physics 1: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: COMSCBGR |
Description: Computer Science B: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: JAPANGR |
Description: Japanese Language and Culture: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: FRENLTGR |
Description: French Literature: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: PHYSMGR |
Description: Physics C: Mechanics: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: BIOLGR |
Description: Biology: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: PHYSBGR |
Description: Physics B: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: CPSTNSGR |
Description: AP Capstone Seminar: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: MUSICTGR |
Description: Music Theory: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: ITALGR |
Description: Italian Language and Culture: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: PHYS2GR |
Description: Physics 2: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: CPSTNRGR |
Description: AP Capstone Research: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: WDHISTGR |
Description: World History: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: GERLAGR |
Description: German Language and Culture: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: ENGLITGR |
Description: English Literature and Composition: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: ARTHISGR |
Description: Art History: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: ECONMIGR |
Description: Microeconomics: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: ENGLANGR |
Description: English Language and Composition: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: CHEMGR |
Description: Chemistry: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: STATGR |
Description: Statistics: Exam Score |
Category: Advanced Placement Exams | Variable: HUMGEOGR |
Description: Human Geography: Exam Score |
Category: All | Variable: ISD_NAME |
Description: Intermediate school district name (EEM). |
Category: All | Variable: SUBMITTING_SCHOOL_CODE | Description: |
Category: All | Variable: START_YEAR |
Description: The calendar year in which the school year began. |
Category: All | Variable: MOECS_EDUCATOR_ID |
Description: A unique identification code assigned to educators when they enter their information in MOECS for the first time, to keep the anonymity of the staff. |
Category: All | Variable: SCHOOL_OPEN_DATE |
Description: The actual opening date of the school or when it begins to do business. |
Category: All | Variable: ENTITY_TYPE |
Description: Description of Entity Type which indicates whether the school/entity that the staff is assigned to, is private, charter, public, state-run, etc. |
Category: All | Variable: OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_CODE |
Description: The official state assigned five digit code denoting the district of the entity held accountable for the student's graduation status. |
Category: All | Variable: SCHOOL_NAME |
Description: The name as assigned to the building in the official Educational Entity Master (EEM). |
Category: All | Variable: EMPLOYED_DISTRICT_CODE |
Description: The official state assigned five digit code denoting the district that the educator is employed by. |
Category: All | Variable: EMPLOYED_ISD_CODE |
Description: The state-assigned five-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the intermediate school district (ISD) or educational service agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located. This is the ISD that the educator is employed by. |
Category: All | Variable: ASSIGNED_ISD_NAME |
Description: The name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the intermediate school district (ISD) or educational service agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located. This is the ISD that the educator is assigned to. |
Category: All | Variable: SCHOOL_CLOSE_DATE |
Description: the actual closing date of the entity or the date the entity ceased to do business. |
Category: All | Variable: EMPLOYED_DISTRICT_NAME |
Description: The official district name denoting the district that the educator is employed by. |
Category: All | Variable: ASSIGNED_DISTRICT_CODE |
Description: The official state assigned five digit code denoting the district that the educator is assigned to. |
Category: All | Variable: BUILDING_CODE |
Description: The five-digit code as assigned to the building in the official Educational Entity Master (EEM). Note: This field has a value ONLY for data from General collection or SRM, but may be NULL for pre-K special ed. |
Category: All | Variable: DISTRICT_CODE |
Description: The state-assigned five-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), which identifies the public school district responsible for providing education to the reported student. Note: This field has a value ONLY for data from General collection or SRM. |
Category: All | Variable: LAST_COLLECTION_NAME |
Description: The collection in which the student was last reported by any district. |
Category: All | Variable: FIRST_COLLECTION_NAME |
Description: First MSDS Collection in which the student was assigned to a graduation cohort. |
Category: All | Variable: LAST_COLLECTION_ID |
Description: Code associated with the collection in which the student was last reported by any district. |
Category: All | Variable: FIRST_COLLECTION_ID |
Description: Code associated with the first MSDS Collection in which the student was assigned to a graduation cohort. |
Category: All | Variable: COLLECTION_SCHOOL_YEAR |
Description: The academic school year in which the course was completed by the student. |
Category: All | Variable: SCHOOL_YEAR |
Description: The start and end years of the schoolyear that the student attended / received services during the collection used for this record. |
Category: All | Variable: OPERATIONAL_ISD_NAME |
Description: The name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the intermediate school district (ISD) or educational service agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located. |
Category: All | Variable: SCHOOL_CODE |
Description: The entity code assigned to the School or Facility (Building) held accountable for the student's graduation status. |
Category: All | Variable: OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_NAME |
Description: The official district name denoting the district of the entity held accountable for the student's graduation status. |
Category: All | Variable: SCHOOL_NAME |
Description: The official name assigned to the School or Facility (Building) type of entity held accountable for the student's graduation status. |
Category: All | Variable: REPORTING_PERIOD |
Description: Description of the reporting period (school year, fall, spring) that the data represents. |
Category: All | Variable: RIC |
Description: The unique student identifier--Research Identification Code. |
Category: All | Variable: IHE_SUBMITTED_SESSION_END_DATE |
Description: The date identifying the end of the academic session as submitted by the college. |
Category: All | Variable: OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_CODE |
Description: The state-assigned five-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM). |
Category: All | Variable: SCHOOL_YEAR |
Description: The school year that the data represents. |
Category: All | Variable: SESSION_END_DATE |
Description: The date identifying the end of the academic session as determined by CEPI, based on the IHE's submitted Session Begin and End dates. Prior to the availability of the session begin and end dates in 2016-17, NSC records used the enrollment end date as reported to NSC. |
Category: All | Variable: SESSION_NAME |
Description: The academic term for which the data are being reported, as determined by CEPI, based on the IHE's submitted Session Begin and End dates. Example: Fall |
Category: All | Variable: IPEDS_CODE |
Description: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems) IHE identification code. |
Category: All | Variable: SESSION_BEGIN_DATE |
Description: The date identifying the start of the academic session as determined by CEPI, based on the IHE's submitted Session Begin and End dates. Prior to the availability of session begin and end dates in 2016-17, this field was derived from the submitted Session Designator, which was the session start month and year. |
Category: All | Variable: SCHOOL_YEAR_ENROLLED |
Description: The school year during which the student is enrolled. Example: 2016-2017 |
Category: All | Variable: IHE_NAME |
Description: Institution of Higher Education (IHE) Official Name. |
Category: All | Variable: IHE_SUBMITTED_SESSION_BEGIN_DATE |
Description: The date identifying the start of the academic session as submitted by the college. |
Category: All | Variable: YEAR_SESSION |
Description: A combination of the school year enrolled and the session name. Example: 2011-2012 Fall |
Category: All | Variable: RIC |
Description: The unique student identifier--Research Identification Code. |
Category: All | Variable: SCHOOL_START_YEAR_ENROLLED |
Description: The numeric start year of the school year during which the student is enrolled. Example: 2016 |
Category: All | Variable: OPERATIONAL_ISD_NAME |
Description: The name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the Intermediate School District (ISD) or Educational Service Agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located. |
Category: All | Variable: OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_NAME |
Description: The name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM). |
Category: All | Variable: OPERATIONAL_ISD_CODE |
Description: The state-assigned two-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the Intermediate School District (ISD) or Educational Service Agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located. |
Category: All | Variable: EMPLOYED_ISD_NAME |
Description: The name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the intermediate school district (ISD) or educational service agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located. This is the ISD that the educator is employed by. |
Category: All | Variable: OPEN_DATE |
Description: The actual opening date of the entity or when it begins to do business. |
Category: All | Variable: LONGITUDE |
Description: The longitude coordinate of the physical location of the entity. |
Category: All | Variable: LATITUDE |
Description: The latitude coordinate of the physical location of the entity. |
Category: All | Variable: COLLECTION |
Description: Collection Period of the observation. Example: EOY 2017 |
Category: All | Variable: CLOSE_DATE |
Description: The actual closing date of the entity. Blank if Entity is open or data is unavailable. |
Category: All | Variable: START_YEAR |
Description: The numeric start year of the school year during which the data was collected. Example: 2016 |
Category: All | Variable: DISTRICT_NAME |
Description: Operational District Name |
Category: All | Variable: DISTRICT_CODE |
Description: Operational District Code (i.e., the Employing District) |
Category: All | Variable: START_YEAR |
Description: The calendar year in which the school year began. |
Category: All | Variable: ISD_CODE |
Description: Operational Intermediate School District Code |
Category: All | Variable: ISD_NAME |
Description: Operational Intermediate School District Name |
Category: All | Variable: SCHOOL_CODE |
Description: The five-digit code as assigned to the building in the official Educational Entity Master (EEM). Otherwise known as Building Code. Building codes 00000 identify the administrative units. |
Category: All | Variable: ASSIGNED_DISTRICT_NAME |
Description: The official district name denoting the district that the educator is assigned to. |