WINONA, Minn.— Although the graduation rate at Winona High School lags behind outlying southeast Minnesota school districts, it is improving. Superintendent Annette Freiheit said. For 2021, she said, the graduation rate increased from 86.2% to 87.4%. The state average is 83%. Even so, Freiheit said the district can do better. “We are working hard on developing the strategies and aligning the supports needed to make sure each of our students can fulfill their academic potential, she said.” Freiheit pointed out that:
> Black students graduated at a rate of 69.2%, up from 60% in 2020 and 42.9% in 2019.
> The Learning Center, for students who fall out of the usual t high school program, saw its four-year graduation rate nearly double in 2021. The rate improved to 34.4%, up from 17.9% in 2020, 18.0% in 2019 and 13.2% in 2018.
Freiheit. Superintendent since 2019. Previously at Pine City.