Georgia hits record number of high school graduates, but students are still struggling

Students walk wearing their caps and gowns. (Mel Evans/AP)

More high schoolers than ever graduated in Georgia last year.

According to the State Department of Education, 84.4% of the class of 2023 ended their year in caps and gowns last spring. This figure crept up from 84.1% for the class of 2022. 

In Atlanta Public Schools (APS), those numbers went from 84.4% for the class of 2022 to 86.6% for the class of 2023.