Oconee Schools See SAT Score Drop And Graduate Rate Increase

Oconee County schools increased its graduation rate to 97.7 percent in 2019, up from 94.4 percent a year earlier and from 90.5 percent in 2012.

The graduation rate for students at North Oconee High School in 2019 was 97.4 percent, compared with 98.0 percent at Oconee County High School, and both rates were considerably higher than the 82.0 percent figure for high schools in the state of Georgia.

Oconee County students taking the SAT also outperformed students in the state of Georgia and across the country.

Claire Buck, chief academic officer for Oconee County Schools, noted these accomplishments of the school system in her report to the Board of Education at its short work session on Monday.

Anisa Sullivan Jimenez, director of Communications for Oconee County Schools, had sent out news releases about these two achievements of the students late last month and earlier this month.

At the Board meeting on Monday, Brock Toole, chief Operations officer, told the Board that it will be asked to vote at its regular meeting on Oct. 21 to purchase four new 84-passenger buses and two special education buses for a total cost of $671,040.

For details on the SAT and graduation rate data and a video of the Board of Education meeting, please go to Oconee County Observations.