Paterson’s high school graduation rate up by 2 percent
By P.T.
Published: December 10, 2012
Graduation rate for high school students in Paterson has gone up by two percent; in 2011 the rate was 64.03 percent, the new number released by the State for 2012 shows the rate at 66.39 percent.
State wide graduation rate has gone up by three percent, “State’s graduation rate increased from 83% in 2011 to 86% in 2012,” reported the State’s Department of Education.
Paterson’s school district is one of the largest in New Jersey with more than 30,000 students enrolled.