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Enrollment
680
High
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLECKLEY COUNTY·NCES 130044000253
Bleckley County High School
1 Royal Dr, Cochran, GA 31014 · (478) 934-6258 · Bleckley County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL680 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Georgia public high schools
- A-Test 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
15.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
480 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 183 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 164 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 163 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 170 | 25% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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 Bleckley County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
50.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 50 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 10 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.6% |
| 2022-23 | 42.6% |
| 2021-22 | 40.4% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 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 Bleckley County High School
Bleckley County High School's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bleckley County High School this school | 680 | 70.6% | 52.8% |
| Emanuel County Institute Twin City | 572 | 69.9% | 41.0% |
| Bryan County High School Pembroke | 522 | 64.2% | 53.5% |
| West Laurens High School Dexter | 1,262 | 70.3% | 57.5% |
| Southeast Bulloch High School Brooklet | 1,118 | 72.1% | 47.5% |
| Rockmart High School Rockmart | 956 | 61.0% | 35.9% |
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 Bleckley County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #104 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #124 of 417 ▼ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 680 | #324 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #156 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #277 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.6% | #221 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #194 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
680
+47 (+7%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 591
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 680 | 44.6 | 15.3:1 | 71% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 680 | 44.4 | 15.3:1 | 55% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 671 | 45.1 | 14.9:1 | 45% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 633 | 42 | 15.1:1 | 43% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 41.6 | 16.0:1 | 51% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 662 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 54% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 702 | 44 | 15.9:1 | 53% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 618 | 40 | 15.4:1 | 39% (242) |
| 1990-91 | 591 | 41 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bleckley County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (664 to 680); teachers up 7% (41.6 to 44.6).
About Bleckley County High School
Bleckley County High School is the name of a low-enrollment high school in Cochran, Georgia. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 680 students. It has 39% fewer students than the average for high schools in Georgia (about 1,120).
Across its 5 schools, Bleckley County enrolls 2,581 students. Bleckley County High School is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Bleckley County High School is 68% White. The remaining shares are 24% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. In Bleckley County overall, the White share is about 68%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 47, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. The school has 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. In all, 71% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Bleckley County report 87%.
On the allk12 Grade, Bleckley County High School lands at A-, ahead of 84% of Georgia public high schools.
Bleckley County High School is 11.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (52.8% versus 40.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Georgia.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bleckley County show that the median household earns about $62,008 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Bleckley County has 5 public schools with about 2,581 students, including Bleckley County High School.
Bleckley County High School's nearest public school is Bleckley County Elementary School (about 0.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.6%; Bleckley County High School's is 52.8%, ranking 3rd of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
The school's enrollment rose 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Bleckley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,430
Census ACS
Median income
$62,008
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,581 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bleckley County
- Bleckley County Primary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Bleckley County Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Bleckley Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- Bleckley County Success AcademyHigh · 83 students
Other schools in Cochran
- Bleckley County Primary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Bleckley County Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Bleckley Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- Bleckley County Success AcademyHigh · 83 students
Nearby schools
- Bleckley County Elementary School0.3 mi · 579
- Bleckley County Success Academy0.8 mi · 83
- Bleckley Middle School0.8 mi · 550
- Bleckley County Primary School1.1 mi · 689
- Hawkinsville High School12.4 mi · 388
- Pulaski County Elementary School12.4 mi · 644
Frequently asked questions
About Bleckley County High SchoolHow many students attend Bleckley County High School?
Bleckley County High School enrolls approximately 680 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Bleckley County High School serve?
Bleckley County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Bleckley County High School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Bleckley County High School.
How diverse is Bleckley County High School?
Bleckley County High School reports a student body of 68% White, 5% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Bleckley County High School?
Bleckley County High School is overseen by Bleckley County in Bleckley County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.