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Enrollment
1,133
High
DISTRICT 768 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURKE COUNTY·NCES 130066001991
Burke County High School
1057 Burke Veterans Pkwy, Waynesboro, GA 30830 · (706) 554-6691 · Burke County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,133 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Georgia public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.9:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
965 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 325 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 296 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 279 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 233 | 21% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 Burke County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
30.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 31 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 13 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.6% |
| 2023-24 | 18.4% |
| 2022-23 | 12.3% |
| 2021-22 | 17.5% |
% 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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Burke County High School
Burke County High School's state test result (24.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burke County High School this school | 1,133 | 85.2% | 24.5% |
| Academy of Richmond County High School Augusta | 1,178 | 85.1% | 10.8% |
| Maynard Jackson High School Atlanta | 1,549 | 81.8% | 39.6% |
| Thomasville High School Thomasville | 742 | 87.7% | 26.1% |
| Statesboro High School Statesboro | 1,801 | 89.6% | 30.0% |
| Westside High School Augusta | 1,088 | 85.0% | 7.9% |
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 Burke County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #302 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #254 of 417 ▲ 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,133 | #228 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #84 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #226 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.2% | #151 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #121 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
1,133
-129 (-10%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 1,168
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 1,133 | 81.5 | 13.9:1 | 85% (965) |
| 2023-24 | 1,137 | 77.9 | 14.6:1 | 85% (968) |
| 2022-23 | 1,170 | 77.8 | 15.0:1 | 100% (1,170) |
| 2020-21 | 1,262 | 78 | 16.2:1 | 100% (1,262) |
| 2017-18 | 1,191 | 78.3 | 15.2:1 | 100% (1,191) |
| 2015-16 | 1,162 | 75 | 15.5:1 | 100% (1,159) |
| 2010-11 | 1,290 | 85 | 15.2:1 | 78% (1,010) |
| 2000-01 | 1,286 | 70 | 18.4:1 | 71% (908) |
| 1990-91 | 1,168 | 63 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burke County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,191 to 1,133); teachers up 4% (78.3 to 81.5).
About Burke County High School
Burke County High School is a mid-sized high school in Georgia, located in Waynesboro. It had 1,133 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12.
Burke County High School is run by Burke County, whose 5 schools enroll 3,841 students.
The largest group at Burke County High School is Black students, at 63%. Other groups include 25% White, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Burke County residents are about 45% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Burke County High School scores 53%.
On staff are 81.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. High schools in Georgia average 15.2:1, 1.3 more students per teacher than here. Burke County High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 85%. On average, public schools in Burke County report 95%.
Among Georgia public high schools, Burke County High School outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Burke County High School falls in the middle 80% of Georgia schools: 24.5% actual against 33.3% predicted.
Burke County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $53,014, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Burke County's 5 public schools enroll about 3,841 students and include Burke County High School.
Among nearby public schools, Burke County Middle School is closest at about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Nearby schools with test data average 23.1% proficiency; Burke County High School posts 24.5%.
NCES assigns Burke County High School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
A 10% decline took enrollment from 1,262 in 2020-21 to 1,133 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.9:1) than in 2020-21 (16.2:1).
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Burke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,470
Census ACS
Median income
$53,014
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
3,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burke County
- Waynesboro Primary SchoolElementary · 924 students
- Burke County Middle SchoolMiddle · 828 students
- Blakeney ElementaryElementary · 726 students
- S G A Elementary SchoolElementary · 230 students
Other schools in Waynesboro
- Waynesboro Primary SchoolElementary · 924 students
- Burke County Middle SchoolMiddle · 828 students
- Blakeney ElementaryElementary · 726 students
Nearby schools
- Burke County Middle School0.2 mi · 828
- Waynesboro Primary School0.4 mi · 924
- Blakeney Elementary0.4 mi · 726
- McBean Elementary School12.3 mi · 384
- Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics12.8 mi · 1,015
- S G A Elementary School14.4 mi · 230
Frequently asked questions
About Burke County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Burke County High School?
Burke County High School enrolls approximately 1,133 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Burke County High School serve?
Burke County High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Burke County High School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Burke County High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Burke County High School?
At Burke County High School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 7% Hispanic, 63% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Burke County High School?
Burke County High School is overseen by Burke County in Burke County.
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