High School Graduation Rates Again Rise in Georgia

Georgia is again hitting a new peak in public high school graduation rates. The state Department of Education said Tuesday that 83.8% of seniors graduated on time in the spring. That’s up from 82% in 2019 and the highest level recorded since Georgia began calculating according to current method. The state says that part of the increase came from counting students with cognitive disabilities as graduating on time even if they take more than four years. Statewide, 93% of Asian and Pacific Islander students graduated on time, as did 87% of white students, 86% of multiracial students, 81% of Black students and 78% of Hispanic students.