Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Academy for Careers and Technology

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 35.60% where the last year rate was 0%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.20% (all full-time students).

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 35.60% where the current academic year rate is 0%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Academy for Careers and Technology over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	63%	0%	0%
2014-15	50%	0%	0%
2015-16	69%	0%	0%
2016-17	45%	0%	0%
2017-18	64%	0%	0%
2018-19	65%	0%	0%
2019-20	0%	0%	0%
2020-21	0%	0%	0%
2021-22	0%	0%	0%
2022-23	0%	0%	0%
Average	35.60%	0.00%	0.00%

Academy for Careers and Technology Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.20% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Academy for Careers and Technology from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	53%	-
2014-15	63%	-
2015-16	79%	-
2016-17	59%	-
2017-18	100%	-
2018-19	100%	-
2019-20	60%	-
2020-21	66%	-
2021-22	57%	-
2022-23	75%	-
Average	71.20%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 10.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Academy for Careers and Technology since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	10:1
2017-18	10:1
2018-19	10:1
2019-20	10:1
2020-21	10:1
2021-22	10:1
2022-23	10:1
Average	10.80:1

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