- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Graduation rate for high school students
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor's Office for Children and Families
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Governor's Office for Children and Families
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Governor's Office for Children and Families
- Date of Original:
- 2010-05
- Subject:
- High school graduates--Georgia--Statistics
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- line graphs
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Fact sheet
- External Identifiers:
- OCLC 1378503878
IZ MMS ID 9942309243902959
Call Number G620.C55 M1 2010 G7
NZ MMS ID 9923823717502931 - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bg620-pc55-bm1-b2010-bg7-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bg620-pc55-bm1-b2010-bg7-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Trend Data
EDUCATED
- IMPROVE School Performance
GOCF outcome indicator: graduation rate
for high school students
Georgia High School Students That Graduated on Time
85.0%
80.0%
75.0%
70.0%
65.0%
60.0%
55.0% 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Data Source: The Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Center, 2009.
Georgia's high school graduation rate has steadily increased over the past seven years. Graduation rate is calculated using the Leaver Rate, which is used by over 30 other states to calculate high school graduation rate. Increasing the high school graduation rate is emphasized among many states including Georgia because holding a high school diploma affords young people many of the skills they will need to be successful in jobs, thus increasing their earning potential. In 2007, the median earnings of young adults with a bachelor's degree were $45,000; earnings were $35,000 for those with an associate's degree, $29,000 for high school graduates, and $23,000 for those who did not earn a high school diploma or equivalent certificate.
In 2007, young adults ages 2534 with a bachelor's degree earned 29 percent more than young adults with an associate's degree and 55 percent more than young adult high school completers.
Students may be motivated to graduate from high school because it can be an initial step towards a college degree. The
following are possible strategies to help schools support college aspirations:
1)Offer courses that prepare students for college-level work 2)Assess how prepared students are for college 3)Surround students with adults and peers who support their college aspirations 4)Engage students in critical thinking 5)Increase families' financial awareness
Data Sources: Governor's Office of Student achievement, 2008. National Center for Education Statistics, 2010. "Helping Students Navigate the Path to College: What High Schools Can Do." US Department of Education, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance Institute of Education Sciences, 2009.
May 2010