SCCPSS Graduation Rate of 86.8% Exceeds State Rate Once Again
Wednesday, October 9th, 2024
Georgia’s high-school seniors recorded another all-time-high graduation rate in 2024. The four-year graduation rate rose to 85.4% -- up from 84.4% in 2023, and an all-time high since the state began using the adjusted cohort calculation first required in 2011 by federal law. Georgia’s statewide graduation rate has increased by 18 percentage points since 2011.
The 2024 graduation rate for Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools is 86.8% with 2027 students graduating out of a class of 2335. Though a decrease from last year’s rate of 89.1%, this rate still beat the state’s graduation rate for the tenth year in a row. Savannah Early College High School and Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School maintained their 100% graduation rate. The students in this cohort would have entered the 9th grade during the COVID-19 pandemic and spent the beginning of their high school career learning virtually.
“I offer my congratulations to Georgia’s class of 2024 on this historic achievement,” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said. “These students faced great challenges throughout their school careers – they were in middle school when the pandemic hit in 2020. We have worked to provide the resources and supports needed to ensure they could still succeed and thrive, and we continue to see results showing that the efforts of Georgia’s educators, families, and all those who have taken the time to invest in students are paying off.”
How Georgia calculates its graduation rate
Georgia calculates a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate as required by federal law. This rate is:
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The number of students who graduate in four years with a regular high school diploma, divided by
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The number of students who form the adjusted cohort for the graduating class.
Adjusted Cohort Rate Definition: From the beginning of ninth grade, students who are entering that grade form a cohort that is subsequently adjusted by adding any students who transfer into the cohort during the next three years and subtracting any students who transfer out.
