Camden County Schools posted its highest four-year graduation rate in at least a decade.
The Georgia Department of Education released its four-year rates Monday, and Camden County Schools graduated 97.07 percent of its students.
The statewide graduation rate is 88.5 percent.
“This achievement belongs to our students, first and foremost,” Camden County High School Principal James Phillips said. “They have worked incredibly hard to reach this milestone, and we could not be more proud of them. It also reflects the tremendous commitment of our teachers, counselors, administrators, staff and families who walk alongside our students throughout their educational journey. Setting a new school record for the second consecutive year is an incredible accomplishment for our entire Wildcat community.”
According to Camden County Schools, the 2026 class included 663 graduates and surpassed the previous year’s graduation rate of 96.18 percent. It is the third consecutive year the school has increased its graduation rate from the previous year.
Camden County High School posted back-to-back graduation rates at 95.5 and 95.6 percent in 2019 and 2020, but the rate dipped following the global COVID-19 pandemic. Camden County never dipped below the state average, but the number’s failed to match, or surpass, 2020’s success until last year.
“Graduation is the culmination of everything we do as a school system,” Camden County Schools Superintendent Tracolya Green said. “From the first day of kindergarten to the moment a student walks across the graduation stage, countless people have invested in that student's success. A 97.07 percent graduation rate is a tremendous accomplishment, and I am incredibly proud of our students and grateful for the educators, staff, families and community members who helped them reach this moment.”