Monroe County School System Announces
the 2017-2018 Graduation Rate for MP
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Mary Persons High School announces the 2018 four-year graduation cohort rate. The rate for the 2017-2018 cohort is 84.8%. Last year's graduation rate was 86.8%. The high school graduation rate for Georgia in 2017-2018 was 81.4%.
"The ability for Monroe County Schools to outperform the state graduation rate, which is at an all-time high, is a testament to the continued efforts of a supportive and informed Board of Education, dedicated and talented Pre-K-12 teachers, effective administrators and support personnel, engaged parents and community members, and most of all, motivated and inspired students. Graduation rate is truly a collaborative effort by all stakeholder groups," stated Superintendent Dr. Mike Hickman. "Our entire staff has done an outstanding job preparing our students for college, the world of work, and military service. We will continue to focus our improvement efforts on increasing graduation rates and opportunities for our students. We still have a lot of work to do in this area."
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Graduation Rate
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Georgia
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Mary Persons High School
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2013
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71.8
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85.2
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2014
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72.6
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82.9
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2015
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79.0
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87.8
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2016
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79.4
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88.0
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2017
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80.6
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86.8
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2018
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81.4
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84.8
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Georgia calculates a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate as required by federal law. This rate is the number of students who graduate in four years with a regular high school diploma divided by the number of students who form the adjusted cohort for the graduating class. From the beginning of ninth grade, students who are entering that grade for the first time form a cohort that is subsequently "adjusted" by adding any students who transfer into the cohort over the next three years, and subtracting any students who transfer out.
While all states use the same calculation, each state sets its own requirements for students to earn a regular high school diploma. Georgia has some of the highest requirements in the nation for students to graduate with a regular diploma.
"While there is still much improvement to make, the efforts of our teachers and students are to be commended for exceeding the state average once again for high school graduation rates," said Dr. Jim Finch, principal at Mary Persons. "Moving forward, we feel pretty good about our future graduation rates at Mary Persons as it relates to the upward trend in our Georgia Milestones performance over the past few years. We look forward to that improvement manifesting itself in higher graduation rates in the near future."
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At Saturday's event, MP's cheer competition team placed first. They are pictured with Coach Kyle Ward. The C Team competition cheer team placed second in their first competition of the season. They are pictured with Coach Anni Horne. Congratulations!
In Saturday's competition, the MP Bulldog Brigade placed Best in Class AAA for the visual performance award! Congratulations to band members, sponsors, and families!
Monroe County Schools offers parents and guardians the opportunity to track grades and attendance through Infinite Campus.
