Nebraska 7th in college continuation rate

The National Center for Education Statistics ranks Nebraska 7th in the nation with 69.5 percent of Nebraska students continuing on to college after high school. This number reflects the most recent data available (from 2010).
Ahead of Nebraska are 1) Mississippi, 2) Connecticut, 3) Massachusetts, 4) New Mexico, 5) South Dakota, and 6) Minnesota.
Nebraska 2010 student data represents a 5% increase in students attending college compared to 2007 student data.
When the 2007 data was released, the Nebraska P-16 Initiative established the goal of improving Nebraska's College-going rate to the top-10 tier nationally. It didn't take the state long to reach that goal.
Here is the College Going Rate data for Bancroft-Rosalie School from 2007-2011.