Goal 12: Ensure that all students, without consideration to race, income, age or community, gain the knowledge and life skills required to succeed in the global economy and society.
GOAL 11: Improve the overall quality of education in the region.
INDICATOR: Percentage of high school graduates going on to higher education
Why is this important?
Education beyond high school not only broadens job opportunities and increases lifelong income; advanced education also enriches the lives and cultures of individuals and the community at large. Tracking high school graduates seeking higher education indicates how young people in the region are preparing themselves for the future.
How are we doing?
The percentage of graduates entering Georgia public colleges and universities has increased slowly, but steadily between 2002 and 2004. In 2003-2004, approximately 42 percent of the Atlanta region's high school graduates went on to higher education in Georgia public colleges, universities or technical schools. This is up one percent from 2003 and four percent from 2002.
In 2004, Rockdale, Fayette, Gwinnett, Henry and Cobb sent more than 50 percent of their graduates to institutions of higher education in Georgia. Only 24 percent of Atlanta City school graduates went on to public higher education systems in 2004. Approximately 20 percent more students in Cherokee County entered Georgia Public Colleges and Universities in 2004 than in 2002. (Data to measure the number of public school students who attend private colleges and universities are not available.)
Educational Excellence
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