UPDATE: Decaturish also did some number-crunching around this announcement on Wednesday that you might like to check out.

CSD sent out this announcement yesterday.

Decatur, GA (2013)- The Georgia Department of Education recently released the 2013 4-year cohort graduation rate and with a 93.9%, City Schools of Decatur has the highest rate in the metro Atlanta region.  “Once again, our students and staff are proving that their hard work is paying off,” said Superintendent Dr. Phyllis Edwards.  “Our district is continuing to live up to our vision that City Schools of Decatur will be one of the top ten community school districts in the nation.”

The State of Georgia’s 2013 public high school graduation rate increased almost two percentage points over the previous year – from 69.7 percent in 2012 to 71.5 percent in 2013 – and over four percentage points from 2011 (67.5 percent). This is the third year Georgia has calculated the graduation rate using the adjusted cohort rate formula.

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