D.C. has reported its highest graduation rate in over a decade, a feat that school leaders attribute to expanded course offerings and an emphasis on cracking down on absenteeism.

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In the 2024-25 school year, D.C.’s graduation rate was 78.7%, according to city data — a 2.6% increase in the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate compared to the year prior. Using that formula, the cohort of students who entered a school as first-time ninth graders is tracked for four years to calculate the number of individuals who graduated with a regular diploma.

Since the 2

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