Georgia students outperform national average on ACT

Georgia’s graduation rate increased again in 2020, rising to 83.8 percent – an all-time high since the state began using the adjusted cohort calculation now required by federal law, and up from 82 percent in 2019.

Georgia’s graduation rate has increased by 14.1 percentage points since 2012, with steady increases each year.

In 2020, 105 Georgia school districts and 230 schools recorded graduation rates at or above 90 percent. Twenty-nine districts and 89 schools recorded rates at or above 95 percent.

Chattooga High School is reporting a graduation rate of 84.5%, just above the state average.

Trion High School has one of the highest graduation rates in Georgia at 99.1%, according to the latest numbers.