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How has Appling County High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,013
High
DISTRICT 683 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLING COUNTY·NCES 130006000010
Appling County High School
482 Blackshear Hwy, Baxley, GA 31513 · (912) 367-8610 · Appling County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,013 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Georgia public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
1,002 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 250 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 264 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 259 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 240 | 24% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Appling County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
64.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +28.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 28 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.2% |
| 2022-23 | 50.2% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Georgia's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Appling County High School
Appling County High School's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County High School this school | 1,013 | 98.9% | 45.2% |
| Tattnall County High School Reidsville | 1,043 | 96.4% | 30.8% |
| Toombs County High School Lyons | 896 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
| Marion County Middle/High School Buena Vista | 687 | 97.2% | 29.3% |
| Bacon County High School Alma | 633 | 97.8% | 64.1% |
| Putnam County High School Eatonton | 918 | 96.7% | 32.8% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Appling County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #158 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #56 of 417 ▲ 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,013 | #257 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #121 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #93 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #85 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #213 of 226 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,013
+9 (+1%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 1,036
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,013 | 69.6 | 14.6:1 | 99% (1,002) |
| 2023-24 | 1,053 | 67.5 | 15.6:1 | 66% (695) |
| 2022-23 | 1,060 | 62.7 | 16.9:1 | 80% (849) |
| 2020-21 | 1,004 | 58 | 17.3:1 | 90% (907) |
| 2017-18 | 1,005 | 60.1 | 16.7:1 | 90% (908) |
| 2015-16 | 983 | 61 | 16.1:1 | 64% (630) |
| 2010-11 | 938 | 59 | 15.9:1 | 59% (555) |
| 2000-01 | 934 | 63 | 14.8:1 | 52% (488) |
| 1990-91 | 1,036 | 62 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Appling County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,005 to 1,013); teachers up 16% (60.1 to 69.6).
About Appling County High School
Appling County High School is a mid-sized high school that serves part of Baxley, Georgia. The school counted 1,013 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12.
Appling County High School is part of Appling County, where 5 schools serve 3,414 students.
The share of White students at Appling County High School is 52%, a majority. After that, the student body is 24% Black, 19% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Appling County is about 69% White. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at Appling County High School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 14.6:1 is based on 69.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Georgia is about 15.2:1. In all, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Appling County.
Appling County High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Georgia public high schools.
Appling County High School beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 19.0 points (45.2% versus 26.2%), a top-10% result in Georgia on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Appling County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $46,651 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 11%, and roughly 19% of residents are in poverty. Appling County has 5 public schools with about 3,414 students, including Appling County High School.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Appling County Elementary School, is the closest to Appling County High School. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Appling County High School. Its average proficiency rate of 45.2% is below the 45.3% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns Appling County High School the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,004 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,013. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.6:1.
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Appling County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,493
Census ACS
Median income
$46,651
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
3,414 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Appling County
- Appling County Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,113 students
- Appling County Middle SchoolMiddle · 759 students
- Altamaha Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Fourth District Elementary SchoolElementary · 148 students
Other schools in Baxley
- Appling County Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,113 students
- Appling County Middle SchoolMiddle · 759 students
- Altamaha Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
Nearby schools
- Appling County Elementary School0.2 mi · 1,113
- Appling County Middle School2.6 mi · 759
- Altamaha Elementary School8.2 mi · 381
- Fourth District Elementary School13.1 mi · 148
- Bacon County Primary School15.6 mi · 551
- Bacon County Elementary School16.4 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About Appling County High SchoolHow large is Appling County High School?
Appling County High School enrolls approximately 1,013 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Appling County High School serve?
Appling County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Appling County High School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Appling County High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Appling County High School?
At Appling County High School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 19% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Appling County High School in?
Appling County High School is part of Appling County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.