美国印第安教育局（BIE）管辖的学校在 2025 年创下高中四年毕业率为 79% 的纪录 [1]。这一显著进步主要归因于统计方法的调整以及向职业和技术培训的转型 [1]。数据显示，自 2018 年起实施的标准化数据收集方法修正后，AP 分析显示毕业率因此上涨了 55%，而该指标在 2015 年仅为略高于一半的水平 [1]。
在具体案例中，Chief Leschi Schools 通过引入职业课程成功将该校的四年毕业率从 53% 提升至 87% [1]。然而，尽管部分学校取得了创新性的进展，部落领袖对特朗普政府计划拆解联邦教育部并将项目移交 BIE 表示担忧 [1]。他们担心这些政治变动可能破坏已有的教育成果 [1]。此外，DOGE（政府效率部）的削减措施导致长期员工流失，加剧了机构内部的动荡局势 [1]。
Federally funded schools under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) achieved a record high four-year graduation rate of 79% in 2025 [1]. This significant increase is attributed primarily to corrections in data collection methods and a strategic shift toward career and technical training programs [1]. Prior to these changes, BIE schools had only surpassed the halfway mark for four-year graduation rates as recently as 2015 [1]. Analysis by AP News indicates that standardizing data collection methodologies starting in 2018 contributed to an apparent rise of 55% in reported graduation rates due to statistical adjustments alone [1].
Specific institutional innovations have also yielded substantial results, such as at Chief Leschi Schools, where the implementation of career courses boosted graduation rates from 53% to 87% [1]. Despite these educational gains, tribal leaders express concern regarding political developments under the Trump administration's plans. These officials worry that dismantling the Department of Education and transferring its projects directly to BIE could undermine existing achievements in Native American education [1]. Furthermore, funding cuts associated with the Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative have led to long-term staff departures, exacerbating instability within the agency [1].