ATLANTA – Georgia’s high-school graduation rate rose again this year to another all-time high since the state began using an adjusted calculation the federal government first imposed more than a decade ago.
The Georgia Class of 2023 recorded a graduation rate of 84.4%, up from 84.1% last year.
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