Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and East Chapel Hill High School were honored by state Superintendent June Atkinson last week for posting graduation rates among the highest in the state.
Atkinson recognized 10 state school districts and 21 high schools for having the highest four-year cohort graduation rates for the 2009-10 school year. CHCCS had the second-highest graduation rate of state districts at 89 percent, while East was honored for being in the top two schools with a cohort of 300-399 students with a graduation rate of 92.2 percent.