diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/class_dashboard/dashboard_data.py b/lms/djangoapps/class_dashboard/dashboard_data.py
index c4a04d54c4..ede9d87170 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/class_dashboard/dashboard_data.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/class_dashboard/dashboard_data.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Computes the data to display on the Instructor Dashboard
 """
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
+import decimal
 import json
 
 from django.db.models import Count
@@ -534,7 +535,7 @@ def get_students_problem_grades(request, csv=False):
         for student in students:
             percent = 0
             if student['max_grade'] > 0:
-                percent = round(student['grade'] * 100 / student['max_grade'])
+                percent = round(decimal.Decimal(student['grade'] * 100 / student['max_grade']), 1)
             results.append([student['student__profile__name'], student['student__username'], student['grade'], percent])
 
         response = create_csv_response(filename, header, results)
@@ -599,5 +600,5 @@ def sanitize_filename(filename):
     """
     filename = filename.replace(" ", "_")
     filename = filename.encode('utf-8')
-    filename = filename[0:25] + '.csv'
+    filename = filename[0:25].decode('utf-8') + '.csv'
     return filename
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/git_import.py b/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/git_import.py
index 224e1c2aff..bfb5379f49 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/git_import.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/git_import.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def add_repo(repo, rdir_in, branch=None):
 
     cwd = os.path.abspath(cwd)
     try:
-        ret_git = cmd_log(cmd, cwd=cwd)
+        ret_git = cmd_log(cmd, cwd=cwd).decode('utf-8')
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as ex:
         log.exception(u'Error running git pull: %r', ex.output)
         raise GitImportErrorCannotPull()
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ def add_repo(repo, rdir_in, branch=None):
         log.exception(u'Unable to get git log: %r', ex.output)
         raise GitImportErrorBadRepo()
 
-    ret_git += u'\nCommit ID: {0}'.format(commit_id)
+    ret_git += u'\nCommit ID: {0}'.format(commit_id.decode('utf-8'))
 
     # get branch
     cmd = ['git', 'symbolic-ref', '--short', 'HEAD', ]
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/sysadmin.py b/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/sysadmin.py
index 69f9c83569..08930c32b2 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/sysadmin.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/sysadmin.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class Courses(SysadminDashboardView):
         cmd = ['git', 'log', '-1',
                u'--format=format:{ "commit": "%H", "author": "%an %ae", "date": "%ad"}', ]
         try:
-            output_json = json.loads(subprocess.check_output(cmd, cwd=gdir))
+            output_json = json.loads(subprocess.check_output(cmd, cwd=gdir).decode('utf-8'))
             info = [output_json['commit'],
                     output_json['date'],
                     output_json['author'], ]
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/tests/test_sysadmin.py b/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/tests/test_sysadmin.py
index 3e1d12fe97..deec7afdd2 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/tests/test_sysadmin.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/tests/test_sysadmin.py
@@ -212,14 +212,13 @@ class TestSysAdminMongoCourseImport(SysadminBaseTestCase):
         response = self.client.get(reverse('gitlogs'))
 
         # Check that our earlier import has a log with a link to details
-        self.assertIn('/gitlogs/course-v1:MITx+edx4edx+edx4edx', response.content)
+        self.assertIn('/gitlogs/course-v1:MITx+edx4edx+edx4edx', response.content.decode('utf-8'))
 
         response = self.client.get(
             reverse('gitlogs_detail', kwargs={
                 'course_id': 'course-v1:MITx+edx4edx+edx4edx'}))
 
-        self.assertIn('======> IMPORTING course',
-                      response.content)
+        self.assertIn('======> IMPORTING course', response.content.decode('utf-8'))
 
         self._rm_edx4edx()
 
@@ -285,10 +284,7 @@ class TestSysAdminMongoCourseImport(SysadminBaseTestCase):
                 'course_id': 'course-v1:MITx+edx4edx+edx4edx'
             })
         )
-        self.assertIn(
-            'No git import logs have been recorded for this course.',
-            response.content
-        )
+        self.assertIn('No git import logs have been recorded for this course.', response.content.decode('utf-8'))
 
         self._rm_edx4edx()
 
@@ -362,7 +358,6 @@ class TestSysAdminMongoCourseImport(SysadminBaseTestCase):
             reverse('gitlogs_detail', kwargs={
                 'course_id': 'course-v1:MITx+edx4edx+edx4edx'
             }))
-        self.assertIn('======> IMPORTING course',
-                      response.content)
+        self.assertIn('======> IMPORTING course', response.content.decode('utf-8'))
 
         self._rm_edx4edx()