For the fifth straight year statewide, Wyoming schools continued to see more students graduating on time.
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GOSHEN COUNTY – For the fifth straight year statewide, Wyoming schools continued to see more students graduating on time. Locally, however, Goshen County School District No. 1 experienced a slight dip in on-time graduates.
In 2016-17, 80.2 percent of high school students statewide graduated on time. The rate increased slightly, approximately .2 percent, from 2015-16 (80 percent).
Previous rates included 79.41 percent in 2014-15, 78.6 percent in 2013-14 and 77.5 percent in 2012-13.
The state considers a student has graduated “on-time” when they earn a diploma by Sept. 15 following their class’ fourth year in high school.
“(The 2016-17 statewide rate) is the highest since 2009-10 when it reached 80.4 percent,” according to information on the Wyoming Department of Education website (edu.wyoming.gov).
In 2016-17, 85.4 percent of Goshen County students graduated on time, down nearly 2 percent from the previous year (87.3 percent in 2015-16) – but more than 5 percent above the state average. The 2016-17 rate is also a significant improvement from 2014-15, when 78.6 percent of area students graduated on time.