Burke County High School

Burke County High School is one of the average-sized senior highs in Waynesboro, Georgia, overseen by Burke County, with 1,133 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Burke County runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,841 students. Burke County High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Burke County High School lists that Black students make up the majority at 63%; the rest breaks down as 25% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Burke County as a whole is about 45% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Burke County High School has 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Burke County High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Burke County's rate of about 95%.

With demographic context factored in, Burke County High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.3%, the actual is 24.5%, a residual of -8.8 points.

In the broader community, census data for Burke County shows the typical household earns roughly $53,014 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Across Burke County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,841 students), Burke County High School is one campus in the mix.

Burke County Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Burke County High School. On composite proficiency, Burke County High School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 23.1%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 1,191 students in 2018 compared to 1,133 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 2% to 7% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Burke County High School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.