RCSS Class of 2023 Graduation Rate Up 6 percent
Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
Richmond County School System Class of 2023 graduation rates show a 6.34 percent increase to 78% from 71.66% last year. The new system rate is one of the highest in the past 20 years and the first increase since 2020.
“This is excellent news and the result of dedication and commitment from our school-based leaders, our curriculum and instruction staff, parents and students. Everyone played a vital role in achieving the goal I set for our overall school system graduation rate last year,” said Dr. Kenneth Bradshaw, Superintendent of Schools. While we are proud of this accomplishment, we have much work to do so more of our students are graduating and equipped for life after high school.”
A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School, John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School, and Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School continue to maintain a 100% graduation rate. The graduation rate for the Academy of Richmond County was 85.6%, also above the state’s rate of 84.1%.
Glenn Hills Comprehensive High School saw the most significant improvement with a 10.7% increase compared to 2022.
Nearly all Richmond County high schools maintained or saw an increase in their Class of 2023 rate.
