Cherokee County graduation rate exceeds state – The Cherokee Ledger-News: Top Stories

Cherokee County School District’s Class of 2013 saw an increased graduation rate over last year’s class and once again exceeded the state’s average.

For 2013, the school district saw a four-year graduation rate of 78 percent, a 5.4 percent increase over last year’s rate of 72.6 percent. It also tied for the second-highest rate with Rockdale County among metro-Atlanta county school systems, with Fayette County leading the pack. Cherokee’s 2013 four-year rate of 78 percent and 2012 five-year rate of 76.1 percent exceeded the state four-year rate of 71.5 percent and five-year rate of 71.6 percent.

District spokesperson Barbara Jacoby said in a Dec. 11 press release, it is important to note the inverse of the graduation rate does not amount to the “dropout” rate.

“The students not counted by the (Georgia Department of Education) as part of the graduation rates include, but are not limited to, students who: take more than five years to complete their studies due to issues ranging from serious illness or accidents to needing to work during the day to support their family; chose to obtain a GED or join the military; move out of the school district and for whom specific withdrawal/transfer documentation is not received; and earn a special education diploma,” Jacoby said.

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