Slightly less than 66% of Louisiana ninth-grade students earned their high school diplomas in four years, according to a report from the state Department of Education. That’s a 4.6% increase from 2001, when a little more than 61% of ninth-graders were graduating on schedule. While Beauregard Parish schools had the highest on-time graduation rate at 87%, Zachary (nearly 83%) and Livingston Parish (81%) were ranked fourth and fifth, respectively. University High was one of three schools where all of the students graduated on time in 2007, and Baton Rouge High had a 97% graduation rate. To view graduation rates by school, click here.
Nearly two-thirds of La. high school students getting diplomas on time
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