The dropout rate decreased in 2012 in both Williamsburg-James City County and York County schools, according to data for the Class of 2012 released by the Virginia Department of Education this week. In WJCC schools the division dropout rate fell from 5.5 percent in 2011 to 4.9 percent in 2012, and in York County schools the dropout rate decreased from 4.1 percent to 3.2. The statewide dropout rate fell from 7.2 percent for 2011 to 6.5 percent for 2012.
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