Published: 11/25/2021

THIS WEEK, THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RELEASED THE GRADUATION RATE FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, 88.7% OF STUDENTS GRADUATED ON TIME THIS YEAR COMPARED TO 89.6% LAST YEAR, 37 DISTRICTS IMPROVED THEIR GRADUATION RATES, AND 37 DISTRICTS GRADUATED 95% OR MORE OF THEIR COHORTS. WHILE SEVERAL DISTRICTS SAW GAINS IN THEIR GRADUATION RATE, TENNESSEE’S STATEWIDE GRADUATION RATE DECLINED COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. FOR THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR, THE MOST NOTABLE TAKEAWAYS IN THE STATE ARE:  JACKSON COUNTY, LEWIS COUNTY, AND TENNESSEE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF IMPROVED THEIR GRADUATION RATE BY 5 PERCENTAGE POINTS OR MORE. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO TN DOT GOV.