HENRY COUNTY — Districtwide and school-level graduation rates for Henry County Schools continue to outpace the state, according to data released Oct. 8 by the Georgia Department of Education.
Georgia’s four-year 2024 graduation rate increased to 85.4%, an all-time high since the state began using the adjusted cohort calculation first required by federal law in 2011. The state’s historic graduation rate represents a 1 percentage point increase over last year’s high of 84.4%.
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