Coffee County Schools is ranked fourth among the state’s 134 schools systems in graduation rates according to a June 11 press release from the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE).
Coffee County also earned the highest graduation rate among county school systems.
New Brockton High School’s graduation rate came in at 93 percent, with Kinston and Zion Chapel earing a 95 percent graduation rate.
The system earning 94 percent overall based on the four-year cohort rate, which is considerably higher than Alabama’s average of 75 percent.
The cohort rate is the number of students who enrolled in a school during the ninth grade versus the number of students who graduate from the school during a four-year period.
Under the four-year cohort rate, high schools are held accountable for students who don’t attaint a high school diploma during that allotted time.
“We’re ecstatic,” Coffee County Schools Superintendent Don McPherson said. “We pride ourselves on trying to improve instruction for our students every single day.”
McPherson said student engagement helps students stay focused on learning and interested in schools, which he attributes to dual enrollment, career technical courses and the newly reestablished cooperative education program.
“All these factors help tremendously to improve our school system,” he said. “We’re very proud of our teachers, administrators, support staff, students and of course our parents.”
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