About 96 percent of the Chesterfield County students who began the 2010-11 school year as seniors graduated, according to a report the School Board will receive at its monthly meeting Tuesday night.
The preliminary statistics show that 4,333 students earned diplomas. The school system counted 4,531 seniors in September for the Virginia Department of Education’s annual enrollment survey.
The group included three National Merit Scholarship finalists, five National Achievement Competition finalists and 28 International Baccalaureate graduates. More than 2,100 students said they are going to pursue a four-year college degree.
Henrico County counted 3,412, graduates in the 2010-11 school year, 90 percent of the 3,801 seniors counted in September. Richmond’s preliminary numbers show 1,228 graduates, about 95 percent of the 1,291 counted in September.
Hanover County has not released its statistics.
