Total enrollment
43,012
+624 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
53 schools in Henry County
Georgia · 43,012 students · 4 cities
Public K-12 education in Henry County runs across 53 schools with combined enrollment of about 43,012 students, averaging 812 per school.
4-year change in Henry County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
53
+3 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Henry County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Georgia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #123 of 160 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 43,012 | #8 of 172 | #122 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 53 | #9 of 172 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #167 of 172 | #6,632 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 62.9% | #131 of 172 | #2,547 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #98 of 160 | #2,388 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Henry County
State test results across the district's 50 scored schools run from Union Grove High at 59.5% proficient to EXCEL Academy at 4.8%, a gap of 54.7 points. That is the 15th widest gap among 107 Georgia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 50 district schools that reported both years went from 42,008 to 41,479 students (down 1%) and from 2,755 to 2,543 full-time teachers (down 8%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Henry County
As a medium-population district in Georgia, Henry County enrolls 43,012 students across 53 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Henry County is made up of 29 elementary, 12 middle, and 12 high schools.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Henry County has remained close to its prior level since SY 2020-21, moving from about 42,388 students to 43,012. Over that span, Henry County gained 3 schools, going from 50 to 53.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Henry County discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.