ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia’s public high school graduation rate remained level in 2021, with the state Department of Education saying Thursday that 83.7% of seniors graduated on time in spring.
That’s not statistically different than last year’s mark – 83.8% – which was a record high since Georgia began calculating using current methods that require a student to graduate in four years with a regular high school diploma.
“This is an encouraging indicator about the work being done in public schools,” state Superintendent Richard Woods said in a statement. “Teachers and students have continued to succeed in the face of challenging circumstances.”
Graduation rates have increased since 2012, when fewer than 70% of Georgia seniors were graduating on time.
The national graduation rate was 86% in 2019, the last year for which it is available.