Walton County
Florida's Below-80 to Above-90 Graduation-Rate Group Grew From Eight Districts to 17
Correction: The earlier version stopped at the 2024 data. This version includes the 2025 release, which expands the endpoint group from eight districts to 17 and updates every chart and cohort count.
Nearly Half of Florida's Districts Now Graduate 90% — Up From Less Than 10% Eight Years Ago
Correction (2026-07-23): An earlier version of this article said no district had graduated below 70 percent of its students in any year from 2020 through 2024. In 2023, Jefferson County graduated 66.7...
Same Size, Different Worlds: Putnam and Walton Counties Have a 33-Point Absenteeism Gap
Putnam County and Walton County are both rural Florida districts with enrollment in the 10,000-to-13,000 range. Both sit outside major metro areas. Both have schools named after local landmarks and Fr...