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Pope, Walton Lead Cobb Graduation Rates

Wheeler enjoyed one of the highest boosts between 2011 and 2012.

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Around 76 percent of Cobb County high school students graduate within four years, according to new figures the Georiga Department of Education released this week.

That's more than 6 percentage points higher than the state's 2012 graduation rate of 69.72 percent.

Pope High School in East Cobb led the district with a graduation rate of 93.79 percent. Walton High School's rate of 93.75 percent wasn't far behind.

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Wheeler High School, which had a graduation rate of 64.18 in 2011, reported a 2012 graduation rate of 70.43.

Sprayberry High School was up slightly, while Kell High School and Lassiter High School were down slightly from 2011.

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Still, Lassiter's 2012 graduation rate of 87.45 was the fifth-best in Cobb.

Here's the complete list with comparisons between 2011 and 2012.

School '12 Graduation Rate '11 Graduation Rate Allatoona High School 87.55 84.54 Campbell High School 62.11 64.54 Harrison High School 90.71 90.93 Hillgrove High School 83.64 88.68 Kell High School 78.83 82.85 Kennesaw Mountain High School 79.92 81.29 Lassiter High School 87.45 89.63 McEachern High School 73.86 71.81 North Cobb High School 79.74 74.29 Oakwood Digital Academy 52.38 37.61 Osborne High School 64.85 42.72 Pebblebrook High School 53.61 55.85 Pope High School 93.79 91.84 South Cobb High School 60.96 56.28 Sprayberry High School 79.44 77.02 Walton High School 93.75 89.89 Wheeler High School 70.43 64.18 Cobb County School District 76 73.35 Georgia 69.72 67.44

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