Cook High School

Located at 9900 Highway 37, in Adel, Georgia, Cook High School is a tight-knit secondary school that instructs 895 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Cook County. That puts it 20% below the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Cook County comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,979 students; Cook High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cook High School records that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 34% Black, 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Cook High School lists 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.2:1 average.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household income runs about $53,651, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Cook County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,115 students), Cook High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cook Primary School, around 2.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Cook High School.

Cook High School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 909 students in 2018 compared to 895 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 9% to 14%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.