Grad Rates Rise Sharply in Douglas Co., Says State

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Graduation rates saw significant increases in the Douglas County School System over last year, according to data released Monday by the state.

The overall graduation rate for the county’s five high school improved more than 12 percentage points from 75.6 percent in 2014 to 88.2 this year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

The state average is 78.8 percent.

Douglas County graduation rates

School | 2014 | 2015

• Chapel Hill | 79.8 | 89.6
• Lithia Springs | 62.9 | 87.7
• Alexander | 87.1 | 89.7
• New Manchester | 75.6 | 89.3
• DCHS | 75.1 | 87.0

Also see

• 2015 4-year Georgia Graduation Rate - State District School
• 2014 4-year Georgia Graduation Rate - State District School

This is the fifth year Georgia has calculated the graduation rate using the adjusted cohort rate, which is now required by the U.S. Department of Education. The four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate defines the cohort based on when a student first becomes a freshman; it is calculated using the number of students who graduate within four years and includes adjustments for student transfers.

In contrast, Georgia’s former graduation rate calculation defined the cohort upon graduation, which may have included students who took more than four years to graduate.