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District reports gains on state report card; graduation rate tops 90%
Summary
Chief academic leaders presented Goal 4 metrics showing district progress: seven schools rated 'Excellent', AP participation and passage rates reported (about 2,100 AP exams with ~68% passage), a district graduation rate of 90.2%, and subject/grade proficiencies meeting or exceeding state 2030 targets in several places.
Pickens County’s strategic-plan update focused on Goal 4 (academic growth and excellence) at the Nov. 17 meeting, with administrators tying district initiatives to the recently released 2024–25 South Carolina school report cards.
Doctor Sharkey presented the strategic indicators and said the district outperformed the state in Algebra 1, English 2 and US history end-of-course exams. Sharkey cited AP participation (more than 1,100…
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