Delaware reports record graduation rates for high schoolers

DOVER, Del. (AP) - Delaware officials say the state’s graduation rate has reached its highest level in at least a decade.

The state Department of education reported an 88 percent graduation rate for the Class of 2019. That’s an improvement on the 87 percent rate in the previous year.

Figures for the class of 2020 won’t be available until next year.

The graduation rate is the highest in Delaware since it changed its calculation methods a decade ago,

Education officials say the record graduation rates apply to African American and Hispanic students as well.