Georgia’s public charter schools are boosting the state’s graduation rate. New data from the Georgia Department of Education show that students attending a charter high school are more likely to graduate. In 2025, Georgia’s charter high schools posted a 90.3% graduation rate—outperforming the statewide average of 87.2%. Notably, 68% of charter high schools graduated 95% or more of their students in four years (compared with 27% of non-charter schools), and 27% achieved a perfect 100% graduation rate (compared with just 4% of non-charter schools).
Statewide, Georgia’s high school seniors achieved a historic milestone, marking an increase from 85.4% in 2024 and the highest graduation rate since the state adopted the federally mandated adjusted cohort calculation in 2011.
The Georgia Charter Schools Association congratulates the following schools for their outstanding achievements:
Academy for Classical Education – 100% (Statewide – 87.2%, Bibb County – 89%)
Lake Oconee Academy – 100% (Greene County – 93.5%)
Statesboro STEAM Academy – 100% (Bulloch County – 88.5%)
Tapestry Public Charter School – 100% (DeKalb County – 81.4%)
Utopian Academy for the Arts High School – 100% (Clayton County – 86.3%)
*Savannah Classical Academy – 100% (Savannah-Chatham County – 87.2%)
Charles R. Drew Charter School Senior Academy – 98.2% (Atlanta Public Schools – 90.5%)
Baconton Community Charter School – 98.2% (Attendance Zone Average = 90.4%)
Walton High School – 97.9% (Cobb County – 89.2%)
Hapeville Charter Career Academy – 97.5% (Fulton County – 91.9%)
Atlanta Classical Academy – 97.2% (Atlanta Public Schools – 90.5%)
KIPP Atlanta Collegiate – 96.7% (Atlanta Public Schools – 90.5%)
Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics – 95.7% (Statewide – 87.2%, Richmond County, 81.7%)
Pataula Charter Academy – 95% (Attendance Zone Average = 91.7%)
*The graduating class size does not meet the required minimum “n size” for state publication but was shared with GCSA for inclusion in this dataset.
