Prince George鈥檚 County Public Schools in Maryland have something to be happy about: Graduation rates were up for 2021, despite the pandemic.
The system’s four-year adjusted rate increased by 1.5 percentage points, to 77.6%.
In a release, PGCPS said 10 schools had a graduation rate of more than 90%.
That’s according to data from the .
In addition, the high school dropout rate fell to a five-year low, PGCPS said, at 15.36% 鈥� in 2020, it was 17.8%. Gains were made among Hispanic students, English language learners and students who come from low-income families.
鈥淒espite challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and distance learning, we have made progress,鈥� schools CEO Monica Goldson said in a statement. 鈥淚 remain grateful for the commitment and resilience of our students, educators and staff who continue to keep teaching and learning at the forefront.鈥�
According to the MDSE report card, the graduation stats for nearby counties are:
- Anne Arundel County: 90.25%
- Baltimore City: 69.2%
- Baltimore County: 86.2%
- Calvert County: 94.74%
- Carroll County: 94.99%
- Charles County: 93.58%
- Frederick County: 93.73%
- Howard County: 94.05%
- Montgomery County: 91.37%
Overall, Maryland schools had a graduation rate of 87.2%.
While MDSE said more in-depth report cards for 2020-2021 aren’t available because of the impact of the pandemic, .
