Volusia County Schools Raise Graduation Rate to 91.6%

By Cathy Padilla

The Florida Department of Education released the Federal Uniform Graduation Rate for 2022-23, reporting that Volusia County Schools (VCS) had a 2022-23 graduation rate of 91.6%. This is 3.6 percentage points above the state average of 88%. It is also a 2.7 percentage point increase from the district’s 2021-22 rate of 88.9%. 

Graduation Rate Highlights:

• All 10 traditional high schools in VCS saw an increase in graduation rate. 
• Deltona High School had the highest graduation rate at 99.7%. 
• Pine Ridge High School saw the largest one-year increase in graduation rate of 10.0 percentage points from 83.4% in 2021-2022 to 93.4% in 2022-2023. 
• VCS ranks in the top ten for all districts in the State of Florida for 2022-23 graduation rate and second among the districts within the Central Florida Coalition (CFC) of 11 districts. 
• VCS had the highest graduation rate increase (2.7%) within the Central Florida Coalition of school districts. 

“Congratulations to every one of our students, employees and parents for their dedication and hard work, which is reflected in our graduation rates,” said Superintendent Dr. Carmen Balgobin. “Our team’s commitment to fostering a positive learning environment and supporting our students at every grade level has undeniably contributed to this success. We are grateful to our School Board, partners and the community at large for their continued support of education in Volusia County.” 

VCS also had significant growth from 2021-2022 to 2022-2023 in all Every Student Succeeds Act populations as defined by the Florida Department of Education. This includes an increase in the graduation rate of students with disabilities in VCS every year for the last four years, going from 78.4% (2019-20) to 91% (2022-23), an increase of 12.6% in four years.