MDE release graduation, dropout rates for 2021-2022 school year

MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – The state of Mississippi scores a high “B” when it comes to graduating high school students.

The Mississippi Department of Education released its graduation and dropout rates for the 2021-2022 school year.

88.9% of eligible students got their diplomas.

That represents a record-high graduation rate and is higher than the national average of 86.5%.

The numbers represent those seniors who graduated with the class that they entered high school with, in this case, those who entered ninth grade in the 2018 – 2019 school year.

It does not include those who earned GEDs or certificates of completion.

The graduation rate for students with disabilities climbed to 67.1%.

Mississippi’s average has been on a steady climb since 2014 when it was only 74.5%.

Three of the Top 10 schools and districts are in our viewing area.

The Mississippi School for Math and Science had a 100% graduation rate. The Okolona School District came in at 97.6%, and the Choctaw County School District at 95.9%.

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