When looking at a graduating class, it is important to know not just how many graduated but how many started high school in this Class. For the Class of 2005, there were 100,230 students in the cohort (the Class) in 9th grade.  Four years later, there were 69,429 regular diplomas awarded.  This means that 69.3% of the Class of 2005 got regular diplomas.  Other diploma types such as Special Diplomas, Modified Standard Diplomas, and General Achievement Diplomas are not considered in this table.  This table is based on data from the Virginia Department of Education's website (http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Publications/grads/grad0405.html)

This table lists the percentage of the Class of 2005 receiving Standard or Advanced Studies diplomas by school division.  After the top row, the state totals, the divisions are listed from lowest percentage of students receiving diplomas to highest percentage of diplomas. 

     Standard and Advanced Studies Diploma rates for the Class of 2005

Divisions Percentage of 9th graders earning regular diploma in 2005 Number of 9th graders in 2001 Standard diplomas Advanced diplomas Total regular diplomas in 2005
 STATE TOTALS 69.3% 100230 33,049 36,380 69,429
Cumberland 22.5% 111 1 24 25
Norfolk 34.3% 3,608 693 543 1,236
Portsmouth 38.9% 1,669 349 301 650
Bristol 41.3% 213 43 45 88
Hopewell 42.0% 383 98 63 161
Roanoke City 43.2% 1,145 308 187 495
Lee 44.6% 408 138 44 182
Petersburg 45.1% 475 174 40 214
Richmond City 45.5% 2,107 608 350 958
Danville 47.3% 785 237 134 371
Northumberland 48.4% 155 49 26 75
Fredericksburg 49.3% 221 51 58 109
Colonial Beach 51.7% 60 16 15 31
Northampton 52.1% 192 81 19 100
Southampton 52.2% 274 52 91 143
Dinwiddie 52.2% 410 146 68 214
Nottoway 52.6% 211 61 50 111
Surry 54.3% 129 33 37 70
Gloucester 54.9% 652 189 169 358
Charles City 56.2% 89 26 24 50
Staunton 56.3% 247 40 99 139
Lynchburg 57.0% 852 229 257 486
Buchanan 57.1% 294 138 30 168
Charlottesville 58.3% 357 78 130 208
Halifax 58.6% 524 163 144 307
Campbell 59.1% 805 235 241 476
Caroline 59.3% 339 149 52 201
Buckingham 59.8% 199 79 40 119
Appomattox 60.1% 203 51 71 122
Prince Edward 60.2% 249 67 83 150
Greene 60.3% 234 79 62 141
Henry 60.5% 800 293 191 484
Hampton 60.5% 2,126 797 490 1,287
Covington 61.2% 85 32 20 52
Westmoreland 62.1% 169 74 31 105
Newport News 62.2% 2,625 913 721 1,634
Accomack 62.4% 495 209 100 309
Essex 62.5% 168 50 55 105
Amelia 62.6% 155 56 41 97
Winchester 62.6% 297 93