Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida’s high school graduation rate has risen to 89.7 percent for the 2023-2024 school year. This marks an increase of 1.7 percentage points compared to last year, exceeding the pre-pandemic rate of 86.9 percent from the 2018-2019 school year.
The 2023-2024 graduation rate is the highest in Florida’s history, with the exception of the pandemic years of 2019-20 and 2020-21, when graduating classes were exempt from the statewide standardized assessment requirements established by state law.
Since Governor DeSantis took office, Florida’s graduation rate has significantly improved, climbing from 70.6 percent to the record high of 89.7 percent in 2023-2024.
Key highlights from Florida’s 2023-2024 high school graduation rate include:
– The graduation rate increased to 89.7 percent, up 1.7 percentage points from last year and 2.4 percentage points from the 2021-2022 school year.
– The graduation rate for African American students rose by 2.1 percentage points from last year and 3.3 percentage points since the 2021-2022 school year.
– The graduation rate for Hispanic students increased by 2.2 percentage points compared to last year and 3.1 percentage points since 2021-2022.
– The graduation rate for students with disabilities rose by 1.3 percentage points over last year and 3.3 percentage points from 2021-2022.
– The graduation rate for economically disadvantaged students improved by 2.4 percentage points compared to last year and 3.1 percentage points since 2021-2022.
- – The graduation rate for English Language learners increased by 4.6 percentage points over last year and 7.7 percentage points since 2021-2022.
