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District reports lowest recorded dropout rate; five-year graduation rate edges above state
Summary
A district dropout-prevention coordinator told the Columbus County Board of Education the district’s current dropout rate is 0.78 percent and its most recent five-year cohort graduation rate is 89.2 percent, higher than the state five-year rate of 87.9 percent; staff tied improvements to targeted prevention efforts.
During the student support services portion of the Columbus County Board of Education meeting, the district’s dropout-prevention coordinator reviewed five-year dropout and graduation trends and prevention strategies.
The coordinator said Columbus County Schools’ current dropout rate is 0.78 percent and that the district’s five-year cohort graduation rate…
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