Douglas County
Georgia's Hispanic Cohort Doubled. The Rate Still Climbed 25 Points.
In 2011, Gainesville City graduated fewer than half its Hispanic seniors. The district, seat of Hall County in the northeast Georgia poultry belt, had been majority-Hispanic for years. Its four-year r...
Nearly Three in Four Georgia Students Are Economically Disadvantaged. Their Absence Rate Is Double.
In Bibb County, a school district of about 23,000 students in central Georgia, 30.4% of students who are economically disadvantaged were chronically absent last year. For their non-disadvantaged peers...
Georgia's Income Graduation Gap Fell to 3.5 Points
> Correction: An earlier version placed the largest one-year change one year late and identified 2014 instead of 2013 as a decline year. The published series shows the jump from 2013 to 2014; it does ...
Georgia's Graduation Gap Fell from 15.7 to 2.8 Points
In Clayton County, Black students graduate at 87.1%. White students graduate at 75.7%. The gap runs 11.4 percentage points in Black students' favor, a reversal that demonstrates significant improvemen...
Georgia Went From 67.5% to 87.2% in 14 Years
In 2011, Clayton County graduated 51.5% of its seniors. Last fall, the district posted 86.3%, a 34.8 percentage point gain over 14 years. The senior who would have been the coin flip, the student whos...