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Graduation Rates Jump 55% — Tribal Leaders Warn Gains At Risk

7/12/2026

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Graduation rates across Bureau of Indian Education schools rose 55% after new reporting standards were introduced.
Four-year graduation rates climbed to 87% at Chief Leschi Schools and 93% at Choctaw Central High School, aided by a 2020 career-technical curriculum and a continued virtual-learning option.
Tribal leaders such as Crow Creek Sioux Chairman Peter Lengkeek warn that understaffing, facility decay, and recent federal oversight changes could threaten the gains.

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Graduation rates across Bureau of Indian Education schools rose 55% after new reporting standards were introduced.
Four-year graduation rates climbed to 87% at Chief Leschi Schools and 93% at Choctaw Central High School, aided by a 2020 career-technical curriculum and a continued virtual-learning option.
Tribal leaders such as Crow Creek Sioux Chairman Peter Lengkeek warn that understaffing, facility decay, and recent federal oversight changes could threaten the gains.