Indiana’s 2019 graduation rates were released by the Department of Education Tuesday. Of Starke County’s school corporations, Knox had the highest total graduation rate at 94.4 percent, while Oregon-Davis had the lowest at 77.1 percent.
The Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation’s graduation rate was 93.5 percent, North Judson-San Pierre’s was 90.4 percent, and Culver Community Schools’ was 90.9 percent. West Central was the only school corporation in Starke and Pulaski counties to see its overall graduation rate increase from 2018 to 2019, going up by more than 10 percent. The nearby John Glenn School Corporation also saw an increase.
The state as a whole saw a graduation rate of 87.3 percent, a slight drop from 2018. In a statement, State Superintendent Dr. Jennifer McCormick said there is still work to be done, and the Department of Education will continue to commit resources to local districts.
The department also released a separate set of federally-calculated graduation rates, which are based on slightly different accountability equations and standards. Each set of graduation rates, including various breakdowns of state, corporation, and school level data is available on the Indiana Department of Education website.
