Apalachee High School

Located at 940 Haymon Morris Rd, in Winder, Georgia, Apalachee High School is a big high school that serves 1,949 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Barrow County. That puts it 74% larger than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Within Barrow County, which oversees 17 schools and 15,313 students, Apalachee High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Apalachee High School records that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 20% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 132 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages about 15.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Apalachee High School is in the bottom 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 45.9%; Apalachee High School posts 29.6%, -16.3 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Barrow County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,653 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Barrow County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,313 students), Apalachee High School is one campus in the mix.

Haymon-Morris Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Apalachee High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Apalachee High School has expanded 8%, going from 1,811 students in 2018 to 1,949 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 57% to 40% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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