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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Bainbridge High School right now?
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Enrollment
1,192
High
DISTRICT 688 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DECATUR COUNTY·NCES 130171000612
Bainbridge High School
1 Bearcat Blvd, Bainbridge, GA 39819 · (229) 248-2230 · Decatur County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,192 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Georgia public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
13.2:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
1,177 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 334 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 269 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 289 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 300 | 25% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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 Decatur County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
57.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 58 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 3 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 75.2% |
| 2022-23 | 50.6% |
| 2021-22 | 54.7% |
% 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+37.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% 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 38 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 Bainbridge High School
Bainbridge High School's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bainbridge High School this school | 1,192 | 98.7% | 63.9% |
| Peach County High School Fort Valley | 1,162 | 100.0% | 20.2% |
| Callaway High School Hogansville | 930 | 100.0% | 39.3% |
| Swainsboro High School Swainsboro | 796 | 97.7% | 29.4% |
| Putnam County High School Eatonton | 918 | 96.7% | 32.8% |
| Crisp County High School Cordele | 978 | 99.6% | 16.3% |
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 Bainbridge High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #54 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #84 of 417 ▼ 65 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,192 | #210 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #53 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #98 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #86 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #31 of 168 |
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
1,192
-200 (-14%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,702
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 1,192 | 90.3 | 13.2:1 | 99% (1,177) |
| 2023-24 | 1,218 | 85.9 | 14.2:1 | 64% (781) |
| 2022-23 | 1,229 | 85.9 | 14.3:1 | 100% (1,229) |
| 2020-21 | 1,392 | 87 | 16.0:1 | 100% (1,392) |
| 2017-18 | 1,484 | 89.4 | 16.6:1 | 87% (1,284) |
| 2015-16 | 1,487 | 91 | 16.3:1 | 87% (1,298) |
| 2010-11 | 1,548 | 94 | 16.5:1 | 63% (970) |
| 2000-01 | 1,527 | 99 | 15.4:1 | 47% (711) |
| 1990-91 | 1,702 | 92 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bainbridge High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (1,484 to 1,192); teachers up 1% (89.4 to 90.3).
About Bainbridge High School
Federal records list Bainbridge High School as a high school in Bainbridge, Georgia. It serves 1,192 students in grades 9 through 12.
Decatur County has 4,178 students spread across 6 schools.
Enrollment at Bainbridge High School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 48%. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% White, 14% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. By the diversity index, Bainbridge High School comes in at 63%.
Dividing enrollment by its 90.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.2:1. The average ratio among high schools in Georgia is 15.2:1, higher than at this school. Bainbridge High School reports 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Decatur County, the average is about the same, 100%.
Measured against Georgia public high schools, Bainbridge High School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Georgia, Bainbridge High School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 63.9% compared with a predicted 26.3%.
Decatur County census figures show that median household income is about $53,317, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 20%. A total of 7 public schools operate in Decatur County, serving about 4,652 students.
Spring Creek Charter Academy is located about 4.5 miles from Bainbridge High School. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 63.9% is above the 29.0% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Bainbridge High School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 14%, from 1,392 to 1,192. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.0:1 to 13.2:1 over the same years.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Decatur County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,195
Census ACS
Median income
$53,317
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
4,652 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Decatur County
- Bainbridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 793 students
- Hutto Elementary SchoolElementary · 790 students
- Jones-Wheat Primary SchoolElementary · 664 students
- West Bainbridge Primary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- New Beginning Learning CenterHigh · 183 students
Other schools in Bainbridge
- Bainbridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 793 students
- Hutto Elementary SchoolElementary · 790 students
- Jones-Wheat Primary SchoolElementary · 664 students
- West Bainbridge Primary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Spring Creek Charter AcademyCombined · 474 students
- New Beginning Learning CenterHigh · 183 students
Other Bainbridge High schools
One other US public school is named Bainbridge High. Bainbridge High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bainbridge High SchoolBainbridge Island, WA · 1,208 students
Nearby schools
- Spring Creek Charter Academy4.5 mi · 474
- New Beginning Learning Center4.5 mi · 183
- Bainbridge Middle School4.5 mi · 793
- Jones-Wheat Primary School4.6 mi · 664
- Hutto Elementary School4.9 mi · 790
- West Bainbridge Primary School8.6 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Bainbridge High SchoolHow large is Bainbridge High School?
Bainbridge High School enrolls approximately 1,192 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bainbridge High School serve?
Bainbridge High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bainbridge High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bainbridge High School is approximately 13.2:1 (90 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bainbridge High School?
At Bainbridge High School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 14% Hispanic, 48% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Bainbridge High School public or private?
Bainbridge High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Decatur County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.