The statewide graduation rate for high school students last year ticked up to 87 percent, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Wednesday.
That was up from 85.5 percent in 2013. The rates represent the percentage of first-time ninth-graders who received their diploma in four years or less.
Female students had a 90.1 percent graduation rate, ahead of the male rate of 84.1 percent.
White students had the highest graduation rate, at 92.2 percent, up from 91.4 percent in 2013.
But black and Hispanic students continued to close the gap, officials said.
The rate for black students jumped from 75.7 percent to 78.6 percent, while the rate for Hispanic students rose from 70.2 percent to 74 percent.
Students who are eligible for free or cheaper school meals based on family income also improved their rates, with 75.9 percent graduating, up from 72.1 percent.
