Henry graduation rates improve

Graduation rates for 2023 have improved for the Henry County public school district overall as well as for seven of its 11 high schools, according to a report released Oct. 10 by the Georgia Department of Education.

The district-wide four-year graduation rate of 87.7 percent outpaced the statewide rate of 84.4 percent, which officials said is an all-time high for Georgia since it began using the adjusted cohort calculated now required by federal law.

Overall, the four-year graduation rate for the county’s high school seniors, who were freshmen at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, increased by nearly 1 percentage point over the 2022 rate.

Information: schoolwires.henry.k12.ga.us.

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