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Cobb, Marietta high school graduation rates increase
by Lindsay Field
May 25, 2013 11:58 PM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
High schools in both the Cobb and Marietta school systems reported increases in the number of students who graduated compared to last year, but only Cobb’s rates were higher than the state’s overall rate. The rate for Cobb’s 16 high schools, which was determined by the 2012 graduation figures, is 76 percent. It was 73 percent in 2011. Marietta High’s is 62 percent, compared to 59 percent in 2011.
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