Graduation Rate Increases With Budget in Henrico Co., VA
by maggie.pope on May 19, 2016 | Views: 153 | Score: 0
The Graduation rates in Henrico County, Virginia have been increasing steadily in the last eight years. since 2008, the four-year graduation rate in Henrico County has risen from 82% to 90.1% in 2015 according to information from the Virginia Department of Education.
On Time Graduation Rate in Henrico County, VA
Graduation Rate (%) | |
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2008 | 82 |
2009 | 81.1 |
2010 | 86.4 |
2011 | 85.4 |
2012 | 88.3 |
2013 | 90 |
2014 | 89 |
2015 | 90.1 |
This trend in On Time graduation rates follows a pattern of trends in not only Virginia, but across the country. It also, however, follows a trend of increases in the number of students in the County'
Number of Students in Henrico County Public Schools
# students | |
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2012-13 | 50083 |
2013-14 | 50569 |
2014-15 | 50971 |
the increasing graduation rate also follows the increasing amount of money in the annual budget of the Henrico County Public School system.
Total General Fund in Henrico County
Total General Budget | |
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2013-14 | 409000 |
2014-15 | 431000 |
2015-16 | 441171 |
The total general fund amount went up, as did the amount per student. Although not proven to be causal, these trends correlate with one-another. Federal and state funding of public school systems affect the on time graduation of the students within that system.