LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Most college districts in Nevada noticed a rise within the 2023-2024 yr in comparison with the earlier yr within the variety of college students incomes highschool diplomas, nonetheless, that wasn’t the case in Clark County, based on information launched by the Nevada Division of Training.
The info on commencement charges was made obtainable to the general public on Thursday. The general commencement price for the Clark County College District was 81.5%, which means practically 18% of scholars did not graduate on time.
“Thank you to our educators who remain committed to ensuring that our students are successful and prepared for life beyond graduation,” CCSD Interim Superintendent Dr. Brenda Larsen-Mitchell stated in a information launch.
Most college districts in Nevada noticed a rise within the 2023-2024 yr in comparison with the earlier yr within the variety of college students incomes highschool diplomas, nonetheless, that wasn’t the case in Clark County, based on information launched by the Nevada Division of Training. (KLAS)
Larsen-Mitchell famous will increase made amongst college students who’re American Indian/Alaska Native, Hispanic/Latino, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. Nonetheless, the general commencement price at CCSD was decrease than earlier than the pandemic.
“We’re still seeing its effects, so we’re not going to change it overnight. But, we do, we do need to accelerate,” Jhone Ebert, state superintendent of public instruction stated.
The “it” Ebert was referring to is pandemic-related pupil studying loss. Ebert stated time and state funding are altering the trajectory.
“Do we think that the pandemic is over? Are we back to pre-pandemic graduation rates? No. We were at 84% prior to the pandemic,” Ebert stated.
The brand new statewide commencement price in 2024 was 81.6%.
Some CCSD excessive colleges had commencement charges far under that.
NDE information on the commencement price for the 2023-2024 college yr confirmed Chaparral Excessive College’s was 77%; Cheyenne Excessive College’s was 78%; and Valley Excessive College’s was 82%.
CCSD didn’t reply to an 8 Information Now e-mail on Thursday requesting an interview to debate the info.
Final month, Sierra Vista Excessive College Principal Jessica Lovell spoke earlier than the board of trustees on how she turned the varsity round. Sierra Vista had a 94% commencement price in 2024, based on state information.
“It was very difficult coming back from COVID to get families involved, and so we worked really, really hard on that over the past four years,” Lovell stated on Oct. 10.
In its information launch, CCSD highlighted the next 4 excessive colleges for having a graduating class of 100% in 2024:
Burk Horizon Southwest CSN East Excessive College CSN West Excessive College Northwest Profession and Technical Academy
Nye County had a 6.1% improve in its commencement price in comparison with final yr, which was the largest improve within the state.
