Minnesota's high school graduation rate held steady for the Class of 2020, despite an abrupt shift toward the end of its senior year as early stages of the pandemic shuttered school buildings across the state. Data released Thursday from state education officials show that 83.8 percent of students graduated from high school within four years, a historic high for Minnesota.

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