ATLANTA (AP) Officials say Georgia's high school graduation rate has risen to its highest level ever. Schools Superintendent Kathy Cox said Tuesday that the final graduation rate for 2008 reached 75.4 percent, an increase of three percentage points from 2007 and the first time it passed 75 percent of students graduating on time. Gov. Sonny Perdue said the progress from just over 60 percent in 2002 ``has been nothing short of remarkable.''
2006 graduation rate: 70.8
2007 graduation rate: 72.3
2008 graduation rate: 75.4
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