(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Indiana Department of Education released the 2022 state graduation rates Friday.

The data shows that 86.61% of students in the Class of 2022 graduating from high school.

Most of the high schools in northeast Indiana surpassed the state average. In LaGrange County, Prairie Heights High School had the highest graduation rate at 97.73% (86 of 88 students), followed by Westview high School at 93.10% (81 of 87 students) and then Lakeland High School at 80.5% (128 of 159 students).

In Noble County Central Noble High School had the highest graduation rate at 89.91% (98 of 109 students). Next was West Noble High School at 89.56% (163 of 182 students) and then East Noble High School 88.84% (207 of 233 students).

Fremont High School had the highest graduation rate in Steuben County at 93.15% (68 of 73 students), followed by Angola High School at 85.34% (163 of 191 students) and then Hamilton High School at 83.33% (25 of 30 students).

In DeKalb County, the highest graduation rate was at Eastside High School with a rate of 97.73% (86 of 88 students). Next was Lakewood Park Christian School at 97.44% (38 of 39 students), then Garrett High School at 92.55% (149 of 161 students) followed by DeKalb High School at 87.11% (223 of 256 students).

Dr. Katie Jenner, Indiana Secretary of Education, says as the State seeks new and innovate ways to ensure students are best prepared for their future, the Department of Education must continue to rethink how those four years are structured. She says this includes increasing the number of students having access to high-value, post-secondary credentials before graduation, and increasing access to high-quality work based learning opportunities that allow for additional skill development.