Wisconsin’s high school graduation rates reach new high

WOOD COUNTY – New data published from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction shows high school graduation rates in the state are at an all-time high. For the 2023-24 school year, 91.1 percent of Wisconsin high school students graduated on time, marking the highest rate since the four-year adjusted cohort was introduced in 2009-10. Data released shows chronic absenteeism rates fell to 17.7 percent for the 2023-24 school year, while attendance rates climbed to 92.4 percent, marking the lowest and highest levels, respectively, since the 2020-21 school year.