Atlanta Public Schools breaks graduation rate record in 2024

A new electric school bus in front of Blue Bird’s plant in Fort Valley, Georgia. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

The Atlanta Public Schools Class of 2024 graduated on time at a rate of 88.4%, an all-time recorded high for the district since 2012. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

The Atlanta Public Schools Class of 2024 graduated on time at a rate of 88.4%, the district’s all-time highest graduation rate since Georgia began reporting four-year-adjusted graduation rates, as required by federal law, in 2012.

Out of 3,250 total APS students in the Class of 2024, 2,873 students in APS graduated on time, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

The 2024 APS cohort graduation rate is higher than the state’s graduation rate of 85.4%. The district’s rate has been steadily rising from 77.9% in 2019.