Page 21 - Superintendent Annual Report 2023-24

These credentials allow students to enter the workforce, in many cases, immediately after high school, with high wages and
opportunities for long-term career growth. In the FY23 school year, Palm Beach County students earned approximately
10,000 industry certifications and Digital Tool Certificates.

*Industry Certification data is lagging data.

Strengthen Career Pathways for Post-Secondary Students and
Adults

The Department of Adult and Community Education participated in multiple high school career fairs providing pathways
to post-secondary programming offered through Adult Education. Scholarships were awarded to 41 graduating seniors to
continue their education in a trade, as office assistants, CDL truck drivers, or in the medical program. Grant funding will
assist trade program graduates with a brand-new set of tools to begin their work in the trades. The department continues
to explore options that serve high school students with community programs like “Are You Wired to be an Electrician?” and
“Can You Dig It?”, an underground utilities program. The credit recovery program continues to boost graduation rates by
assisting high school students in completing courses necessary for graduation.

High School Graduation

In FY23, the District’s graduation rate* for District-operated schools reached 94% (90.5% when including charter schools).
Graduation rates have improved or remained stable for each subgroup since FY19 (graduation rates were inflated in FY20
and FY21 due to COVID-19 assessment waivers and are not comparable).

*Graduation rate is lagging data.

Table 2
High School Graduation for District-Operated Schools by Subgroup

Change Change
Group FY19 FY20* FY21* FY22 FY23
from 2022 from 2019
All Students 92 95 96 93 94 1 2
Female - Black 94 97 98 92 94 2 0
Female - Hispanic 93 96 97 93 94 1 1
Female - White 97 98 98 98 98 0 1
Female - ELL 80 91 93 80 85 5 5
Female - ESE 95 96 95 94 96 2 1
Female - FRL 92 95 97 92 93 1 1
Male - Black 88 93 93 87 91 4 3
Male - Hispanic 88 90 92 87 89 2 1
Male - White 94 96 97 96 96 0 2
Male - ELL 71 80 88 69 75 6 4
Male - ESE 89 91 90 90 91 1 2
Male - FRL 86 90 92 87 89 2 3

* FLDOE allowed a waiver for graduation tests due to COVID-19.

EDUCATE | AFFIRM | INSPIRE 21