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High School Income Level Drives Postsecondary Success
According to the 2025 High School Benchmarks Report, income disparities between high schools have a greater impact on graduates’ postsecondary outcomes than geographic differences. The report provides national college progression rates for high schools participating in the National Student Clearinghouse’s StudentTracker service.
Back to School, Forward with Data
The Clearinghouse’s suite of tools — including StudentTracker, the High School Benchmarks report, and DiplomaVerify — offers powerful, data-driven solutions that can help secondary school leaders support students in their transition to college and careers.
3 Vital Reasons for Small Businesses to Verify High School Diplomas
Our online enhanced DiplomaVerify solution makes it easy for small and mid-size businesses to confirm that job candidates have a high school diploma.
High School Diploma Verifications Projected to Rise as Fewer Students Earn Degrees
With fewer students earning associate and bachelor’s degrees, employers may increasingly consider candidates with high school diplomas for roles that once required a degree. High school diploma verifications are likely to become more important than ever in the hiring process. DiplomaVerify can help educators keep up with the demand for diploma verifications.
Why DiplomaVerify Is Ideal for Smaller Businesses
For small businesses, ensuring that employees have the necessary qualifications may seem daunting due to limited resources and time constraints. Enter DiplomaVerify from the National Student Clearinghouse — a solution that provides convenient, instant, and affordable high school verification services.
Make the Most of the Critical “Final Four” Secondary School Years
The National Student Clearinghouse offers powerful resources that school leaders can leverage to help ensure they set up students for a ‘slam dunk’ future. In the spirit of the “March Madness” tournament, learn about our key services for secondary school leaders.
Get Ready for Real-Time Data and More with StudentTracker 3.0
The National Student Clearinghouse has begun rolling out access to our new StudentTracker® 3.0 platform to StudentTracker for High Schools users. A major upgrade to our existing high schools service, StudentTracker 3.0 makes it simple for users — high schools, districts, consortiums, and state departments of education — to access and interact with student data and quickly obtain learner insights.
Get Started on High School Verifications Using DiplomaVerify
Whether you want to verify a high school diploma on behalf of a business or yourself, you can do so on the web with DiplomaVerify.
Instantly Verify High School Diplomas
In business, time is money. If you work on recruitment or background checks, verifying high school diplomas can be a time-consuming and costly process. Typically, the process takes two weeks. DiplomaVerify can help.
StudentTracker Helps Shasta County Increase Enrollment by 46% at Top Colleges Graduates Attend
Watch our on-demand webinar, “How Shasta Reduced Barriers to College Enrollment Success” to learn how the Shasta County Office of Education and North State Together used StudentTracker for High Schools helped them reduce barriers to student enrollment success.
StudentTracker 3.0 Delivers! Data Visualizations, On-Demand Reporting & More
StudentTracker 3.0, a major upgrade to StudentTracker for High Schools, will make it simple for users — high schools, districts, consortiums, and state departments of education — to access and interact with student data and quickly obtain learner insights.
Clearinghouse Celebrates National School Counseling Week
In recognition of National School Counseling Week, the National Student Clearinghouse highlights some powerful tools that can alleviate administrative burdens and provide counselors with actionable insights.
Black Learners in IT Associate’s Degree and Credential College Programs
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center collaborated with Jobs for the Future on a new report on Black learners in IT.
Leveraging the High School Benchmarks Report: A Guide for High School Administrators & Counselors
Here are four ways high school administrators can leverage the High School Benchmarks report to make data-driven decisions, improve outcomes, and support their students’ educational journeys.
2023 High School Benchmarks Report: Immediate College-Going Rate Improves for the First Time Since Beginning of the Pandemic
The 2023 High School Benchmarks Report reveals the first improvement in immediate college enrollment rates for high school graduates since 2020. The report includes a special analysis of the enduring impact that the pandemic has had on college enrollment.
Cristo Rey Network Prepares Students with Limited Economic Means for College Success with StudentTracker
Mosie Duhe, Director of Data & Tech Strategy, at Cristo Rey Network discusses how their organization leverages StudentTracker to develop postsecondary pathways tailored to their unique student population.
DiplomaVerify: Saving Schools Time & Money – Part Two
Phil Smith & Kathryn Pearlman discuss how DiplomaVerify helps educators keep up with the demand for diploma verifications in the second of a two-part interview.
StudentTracker Empowers High Schools to Assess the Postsecondary Pathways of Their Graduates
In an interview with StudentTracker for High Schools product manager, Michele Gralak, we explore how high schools and districts use StudentTracker to enhance performance.
DiplomaVerify: Saving Schools Time & Money – Part One
Phil Smith, a senior manager with the Clearinghouse’s Business Development Team, and Kathryn Pearlman, the DiplomaVerify product manager, discuss how DiplomaVerify helps educators keep up with the demand for diploma verifications in the first part of a two-part interview.