Franklin county graduation rate drops, dropout rate rises

Franklin County’s graduation rate dropped a little between 2012 and 2013 while the dropout rate increased slightly. 

Franklin County’s graduation rate for the 2012-2013 school year was 58.8 percent, down from 59 percent the year before. 

The statewide graduation average was 75 and a half percent. 

Gulf County saw its graduation rate increase from 84.7 percent to 85.7 percent. 

In Wakulla County the graduation rate rose from 70.4 percent to 78.9 percent. 

Franklin County dropout rate rose slightly last year from 4.1 percent to 4.3 percent. 

It was the 5^th highest dropout rate in the state, well above the statewide dropout rate of 2 percent. 

In Gulf County the dropout rate was .5 percent, In Wakulla County it was .9 percent. 

If you would like to see the Department of Education report with a county by county breakdown – we’ve posted the link at oysterradio.com and at the Oyster Radio facebook page.

http://www.fldoe.org/eias/eiaspubs/pubstudent.asp

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