Davidson Fine Arts Magnet

Davidson Fine Arts Magnet, a modestly sized four-year high school in Augusta, Georgia, run under Richmond County, instructs 747 students, covering grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 1,120 students each, so Davidson Fine Arts Magnet sits 33% smaller than that benchmark.

Richmond County runs 52 schools in total, collectively educating 30,573 students. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Davidson Fine Arts Magnet records that 45% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 35% White, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian. By comparison, Richmond County as a whole is about 56% Black, so the school skews meaningfully less Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.0:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Richmond County's rate of about 93%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Davidson Fine Arts Magnet ranks in the top 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 55.6%; Davidson Fine Arts Magnet posts 87.0%, +31.4 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Richmond County shows median household earnings sit near $55,637, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Richmond County's 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,674 students), Davidson Fine Arts Magnet is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Laney High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Davidson Fine Arts Magnet. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Davidson Fine Arts Magnet ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 25.8%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 808 students in 2018 compared to 747 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 46% to 35% over that span.

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