Georgia’s high-school seniors recorded another all-time-high graduation rate in 2024 and, overall, the trend was the same in Bulloch County.
The four-year graduation rate rose to 85.4% — up from 84.4% in 2023, and an all-time high since the state began using the adjusted cohort calculation first required in 2011 by federal law.
A total of 115 Georgia school districts recorded graduation rates at or above 90%, and 44 districts recorded rates at or above 95%. Georgia’s statewide graduation rate has increased by 18 percentage points since 2011.
How Georgia calculates its graduation rate
Georgia calculates a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate as required by federal law. This rate is:
- The number of students who graduate in four years with a regular high school diploma, divided byÂ
- The number of students who form the adjusted cohort for the graduation class.
Bulloch County Schools
Bulloch County’s system-wide graduation rate increased by .5% in the 2024 report with an overall graduation rate of 89.7%. The school system’s graduation rate is 4.3% higher than the state average.
Southeast Bulloch High School – 94.2%
Statesboro High School – 86.7%
Portal Middle/High School – 91.3%
STEAM Academy Charter School – 94.7%
All Schools – 89.7%
| Southeast Bulloch High School | Statesboro High | Portal High | DISTRICT | |
| All Students | 94.2 | 86.7 | 91.3 | 89.7 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | Too Few Students | No Data | No Data | Too Few Students |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | Too Few Students | Too Few Students | No Data | 93.8 |
| Black | 97.6 | 87.9 | 938 | 89.7 |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 91.9 | 83.9 | 90.7 | 86.6 |
| English Learners | Too Few Students | Too Few Students | No Data | Too Few Students |
| Hispanic | Too Few Students | 89.2 | Too Few Students | 87 |
| Multi-Racial | Too Few Students | 83.3 | Too Few Students | 86.2 |
| Students with Disability | 84.6 | 72.9 | Too Few Students | 79 |
| White | 94.1 | 83.5 | 90.9 | 90.1 |
The rates, compared to 2023, are increases for the system, for Statesboro High and for Southeast Bulloch High School. Portal High School saw a 1.6% decline over 2023.
In 2023, Bulloch County schools reported as follows:
Southeast Bulloch High School – 92.5%
Statesboro High School – 86.4%
Portal Middle/High School – 92.9%
All Schools – 89.2%
Regional Comparison
A notable point when considering school systems that declined: it is easier to graduate in the State of Georgia. Georgia eliminated four end-of-course exams in 2020 and now allows districts to count remaining end-of-course exams for as little as 10% of a student’s grade
