Tallahassee, FL – Volusia County’s schools are doing a better job of getting its students to the cap and gown.
A recent report released by the Florida Department of Education shows Volusia County with a 71.6% high school graduation rate for the 2014-15 school year. That’s an over 9% jump compared to 5 years ago.
FDOE stats show a steady increase in Volusia’s high school graduation rate over the past 5 school years. It was at 62% for 2010-11, 66.8% for 2011-12, 68% for 2012-13 and 70.6% for 2013-14.
Volusia showed the most improvement out of all Central Florida school districts, but its high school graduation rate is still well behind the 77.8% statewide average posted for last school year.
Flagler County reported a 77.5% high school graduation rate for the 2014-15 school year. That’s a slight drop compared to the 77.8% rate for 2013-14.
Prior to this past school year, Flagler’s high school graduation rate had steadily increased since posting 70.1% for the 2010-11 school year, according to FDOE. It was at 74.8% in 2011-12 and 76.9% for 2012-12.
Florida’s high school graduation rate is now the highest it’s been in a dozen years, according to FDOE Commissioner Pam Stewart. It may be the highest ever, but Stewart says they can’t tell for sure because there is no way of calculating the rates before 2003.
Florida News Network contributed to this report.
Click here to see the full FDOE report.
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