In November 2025, the Office of Research and Evaluation contacted Senior Exit Survey respondents from the graduating classes of 2022-23 and 2023-24 to conduct the Graduate Follow-up Survey. Respondents who had previously intended to pursue education were asked education-related questions, and those who had previously intended to pursue work were asked work-related questions.

1,371 out of 11,558 Senior Exit Survey Respondents with contact information responded to the Graduate Follow-up Survey, for a response rate of 11.9% for the classes of 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Results from the Graduate Follow-up Survey help SDP understand the education and career pursuits of recent high school graduates, learn about obstacles graduates faced in pursuing post-high school plans, and gain insights about how graduates transition into postsecondary education or the workforce.

Key findings include:

• Among survey respondents who intended to pursue a 4-year postsecondary education, 86.5% had enrolled in a 4-year college or university after graduating high school.
• Among survey respondents who intended to pursue a postsecondary education, the most common obstacle reported was that there was not enough money and/or financial aid to pay for college.
• About 36% of survey respondents who intended to pursue work reported working either part-time or full-time in their intended field, while 29.5% were unable to work in their intended field.
• Among SDP seniors in the classes of 2022-23 and 2023-24 who intended to pursue work and completed the Graduate Follow-up Survey, the most common obstacle reported was difficulty finding out about job opportunities in their desired field.