This statistic depicts the percentage of high school students who received select letter grades in the U.S. in 2015, by suicide behavior. Around 36 percent of high school students who earned mostly D/F grades seriously considered attempting suicide, compared to 14 percent of those who received mostly A grades.
Percentage of high school students who received select letter grades in the U.S. in 2015, by suicide behavior
Grade earned
Seriously considered attempting suicide*
Made a plan about how they would attempt suicide*
Attempted suicide¶
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CDC, & MMWR. (September 8, 2017). Percentage of high school students who received select letter grades in the U.S. in 2015, by suicide behavior [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/748827/high-school-student-grades-in-us-by-suicide-behavior/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of high school students who received select letter grades in the U.S. in 2015, by suicide behavior." Chart. September 8, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/748827/high-school-student-grades-in-us-by-suicide-behavior/
CDC, MMWR. (2017). Percentage of high school students who received select letter grades in the U.S. in 2015, by suicide behavior. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/748827/high-school-student-grades-in-us-by-suicide-behavior/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of High School Students Who Received Select Letter Grades in The U.S. in 2015, by Suicide Behavior." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/748827/high-school-student-grades-in-us-by-suicide-behavior/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of high school students who received select letter grades in the U.S. in 2015, by suicide behavior Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/748827/high-school-student-grades-in-us-by-suicide-behavior/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Percentage of high school students who received select letter grades in the U.S. in 2015, by suicide behavior [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, September 8, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/748827/high-school-student-grades-in-us-by-suicide-behavior/