How school start times affect grades, graduation rates at Jacksonville-area schools

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — For one student in St. Johns County – Florida’s highest rated school district -- school starts at 9:15 a.m.

Meanwhile, another student in Duval County is in class two hours earlier.

Only on Action News Jax, sleepy students in local classrooms impacting grades and graduation rates.

But can it be changed? We uncover the two things standing in the way of a later start time for kids in Jacksonville.

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