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Metro Atlanta, state school districts share record high school graduation rates

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JULY 14:  Students throw their mortarboards in the air during their graduation photograph at the University of Birmingham degree congregations  on July 14, 2009 in Birmingham, England. Over 5000 graduates will be donning their robes this week to collect their degrees from The University of Birmingham. A recent survey suggested that there are 48 graduates competing for every job.
University Of Birmingham Hold Degree Congregations BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JULY 14: Students throw their mortarboards in the air during their graduation photograph at the University of Birmingham degree congregations on July 14, 2009 in Birmingham, England. Over 5000 graduates will be donning their robes this week to collect their degrees from The University of Birmingham. A recent survey suggested that there are 48 graduates competing for every job. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

The Georgia Department of Education released the graduation rates Monday and noted that 134 school districts reported graduation rates of 90% or above.

The state average of 87.2% is up from 85.4% in 2024 and an all-time high since 2011, when the state began using a calculation required by federal law.

Sixty districts in the state recorded rates at or above 95%.

Here are some of the local district graduation that have been released by the districts so far. Many of these graduation rates are record highs:

  • Atlanta Public Schools: 90.5%
  • Bartow County Public Schools: 95.4%
  • Clarke County School District: 83%
  • Clayton County Public Schools: 86.3%
  • Cobb County Public Schools: 89.2%
  • DeKalb Public Schools: 81.4%
  • Forsyth County Public Schools: 97.0%
  • Fulton County Public Schools: 91.9%
  • Henry County Public Schools: 89.8%
  • Marietta City Schools: 92.2%
  • Newton County Public Schools: 90.5%
  • Rockdale County Public Schools: 89.52%
  • Troup County School System: 93.5%

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