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Enrollment
921
High
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRANTLEY COUNTY·NCES 130048000258
Brantley County High School
10804 Highway 82, Nahunta, GA 31553 · (912) 462-5121 · Brantley County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL921 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
638 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 254 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 263 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 218 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 186 | 20% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Brantley County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
49.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.4pp 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 12 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.7% |
| 2023-24 | 63.2% |
| 2022-23 | 47.7% |
| 2021-22 | 37.3% |
% 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Brantley County High School
Brantley County High School's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brantley County High School this school | 921 | 69.3% | 54.0% |
| Union County High School Blairsville | 901 | 70.3% | 55.0% |
| White County High School Cleveland | 1,140 | 71.3% | 41.6% |
| Southeast Bulloch High School Brooklet | 1,118 | 72.1% | 47.5% |
| Pepperell High School Lindale | 866 | 61.7% | 42.0% |
| Chattooga High School Summerville | 775 | 78.2% | 34.4% |
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 Brantley County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #95 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #130 of 417 ▼ 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 921 | #273 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #145 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.2% | #367 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.3% | #233 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #117 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
921
-33 (-3%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 695
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 921 | 61.4 | 15.0:1 | 69% (638) |
| 2023-24 | 949 | 62.8 | 15.1:1 | 52% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 902 | 59.3 | 15.2:1 | 70% (632) |
| 2020-21 | 954 | 52 | 18.4:1 | 69% (663) |
| 2017-18 | 971 | 58.4 | 16.6:1 | 68% (662) |
| 2015-16 | 956 | 55 | 17.4:1 | 67% (639) |
| 2010-11 | 931 | 55 | 16.9:1 | 53% (495) |
| 2000-01 | 794 | 53 | 15.0:1 | 38% (302) |
| 1990-91 | 695 | 42 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brantley County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (971 to 921); teachers up 5% (58.4 to 61.4).
About Brantley County High School
In Nahunta, Georgia, Brantley County High School is a small high school. The school serves 921 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Brantley County has a total of 7 schools and 3,375 students, Brantley County High School among them.
At Brantley County High School, White students make up 88% of the student body. It is also 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. That is close to the 91% White share among all Brantley County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Brantley County High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
A ratio of 15.0:1 comes from the school's 61.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Georgia, the average ratio is about 15.2:1. The lunch program counts 69% of students at Brantley County High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 89% average for public schools in Brantley County, the school's rate is lower.
On BeatsExpectations, Brantley County High School is 12.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Georgia schools.
Federal survey data for Brantley County show that median household income is about $58,239, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. A total of 7 public schools operate in Brantley County, serving about 3,375 students.
Of nearby public schools, Brantley County Middle School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. On proficiency, Brantley County High School is ahead of the 53.7% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
NCES describes the area around Brantley County High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Brantley County High School had 954 students in 2020-21 and 921 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.4:1 to 15.0:1 over the same years.
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Brantley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,315
Census ACS
Median income
$58,239
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brantley County
- Hoboken Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Brantley County Middle SchoolMiddle · 493 students
- Nahunta Primary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Waynesville Primary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Atkinson Elementary SchoolMiddle · 276 students
- Nahunta Elementary SchoolMiddle · 260 students
Other schools in Nahunta
- Brantley County Middle SchoolMiddle · 493 students
- Nahunta Primary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Nahunta Elementary SchoolMiddle · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Brantley County Middle School0.3 mi · 493
- Nahunta Elementary School2.7 mi · 260
- Nahunta Primary School2.7 mi · 440
- Hoboken Elementary School6.0 mi · 551
- Atkinson Elementary School12.3 mi · 276
- Waynesville Primary School14.3 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Brantley County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brantley County High School?
Brantley County High School enrolls approximately 921 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Brantley County High School serve?
Brantley County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Brantley County High School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Brantley County High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brantley County High School?
At Brantley County High School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Brantley County High School in?
Brantley County High School is part of Brantley County.
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