Gov. Ron DeSantis made the announcement during his final State of the State address, stating the state reached a record-breaking 92.2% for the 2024-25 school year.

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida marked the highest graduation rate in state history, with some Tampa Bay-area school districts reaching new records as well.

Governor Ron DeSantis made the announcement during his final State of the State address, stating the state reached a record-breaking 92.2% for the 2024-25 school year.

The rate increased 2.5% over the prior year and over 4.9% since 2021-22.

Along with the statewide announcement, some Tampa Bay area counties released their own graduation rates report, with each of them breaking new records.


Hillsborough County graduation rates

Hillsborough County Public Schools said the 2024-2025 academic year reached a 90.9% graduation rate — the highest graduation rate in district history.

According to the county, the following high schools had the highest graduation rates in the district:

Tampa Bay Tech High School — 99.1%Newsome High School — 98.6%Plant High School — 98.6%Hillsborough Virtual School — 98.5%Alonso High School — 98.0%Sickles High School — 97.5%Steinbrenner High School — 97.2%Plant City High School — 97.2%

According to the county, the following high schools saw the highest increase in graduation rates:

Bowers Whitley Career Center — 19.0% increaseSouth County Career Center —17.4 % increaseKing High School — 9.1% increaseBlake High School — 8.9% increaseHillsborough Virtual School — 8.1% increaseArmwood High School — 7.6% increaseRobinson High School — 6.8% increase


Pinellas County graduation rates

Pinellas County Schools said it reached its highest graduation rate ever for the 2024-2025 school year at 93.4%. That means it outpaced the state graduation rate.

These 17 high schools have earned graduation rates over 90% in 2024-25, with six schools having a rate at or above 99%, and one scored 100%:

Boca Ciega — 94.5% Northeast — 99.5%Clearwater — 99% Osceola Fundamental — 99.8%Countryside — 97.2% Palm Harbor University — 100%Dunedin — 99.6% Richard O. Jacobson — 98.3%East Lake — 99% Pinellas Park — 94%Gibbs — 90.1% Seminole — 96.3%Hollins — 93.9% St. Petersburg — 99.7%Lakewood — 95.3% Tarpon Springs — 98.3%Largo — 97.5


Sarasota County graduation rates

Sarasota County Schools officials said it reached a graduation rate of 94.3% for the 2024-25 school year, a 1.8% increase from the previous year.

Additionally, all traditional public high schools increased their graduation rate in the 2025 school year. Here’s which ones:

Pine View School —  100.0%Sarasota High School — 96.5%Sarasota Military Academy — 99.3%Booker High School — 93.2%Imagine School at North Port — 98.7%State College of Florida Collegiate School – Venice — 100.0%Riverview High School — 96.2%Venice High School — 97.3%Oak Park School —100.0%North Port High School — 94.7%Suncoast Polytechnical High School — 98.5%Sarasota Virtual Instruction Program — 88.9%Sarasota Virtual Academy (Virtual Franchise) — 100.0%