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Enrollment
506
High
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EARLY COUNTY·NCES 130192000884
Early County High School
12020 Columbia St, Blakely, GA 39823 · (229) 723-3006 · Early County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Georgia public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
394 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 | 133 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 113 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 130 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 130 | 26% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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 Early County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
6.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 7 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 1 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 6.6% |
| 2023-24 | 0.0% |
| 2022-23 | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 5.2% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
14.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Early County High School
Early County High School's state test result (14.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early County High School this school | 506 | 77.9% | 14.6% |
| Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School Augusta | 433 | 82.0% | 47.8% |
| Mitchell County High School Camilla | 334 | 77.2% | 36.4% |
| The School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High Savannah | 575 | 85.0% | 11.0% |
| Johnson High School Savannah | 762 | 83.2% | 25.2% |
| Utopian Academy for the Arts High School Marrow | 291 | 77.7% | 23.6% |
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 Early County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #372 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.6% | #393 of 417 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #351 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #62 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #336 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.9% | #192 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #29 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
506
-63 (-11%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 683
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 506 | 37.8 | 13.4:1 | 78% (394) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 48.3 | 10.7:1 | 78% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 51.1 | 10.8:1 | 100% (551) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 47 | 12.1:1 | 100% (569) |
| 2017-18 | 633 | 49.5 | 12.8:1 | 97% (614) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 45 | 14.3:1 | 96% (618) |
| 2010-11 | 660 | 50 | 13.2:1 | 70% (462) |
| 2000-01 | 738 | 48 | 15.4:1 | 57% (423) |
| 1990-91 | 683 | 48 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Early County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (633 to 506); teachers down 24% (49.5 to 37.8).
About Early County High School
Early County High School is a low-enrollment high school in Early County, located in Blakely, Georgia. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 506 students. That puts enrollment 55% below the 1,120-student average for high schools in Georgia.
Early County High School is one of the 3 schools that make up Early County (1,482 students in total).
Early County High School is 80% Black by enrollment. Other reported shares: 14% White and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 53% Black among all Early County residents. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at Early County High School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Early County High School is 13.4:1, based on 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Georgia average 15.2:1. Lunch program data show 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 92% for public schools in Early County.
Early County High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 9% of Georgia public high schools.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 37.1%. Early County High School posts 14.6%, 22.5 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Early County, median household income comes to about $54,083, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 20%. Early County counts 3 public schools with about 1,482 students.
The closest school to Early County High School is Early County Middle School, located about 0.1 miles away. Early County High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Early County High School at 7th of 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 506, from 569 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.1:1 in 2020-21, and 13.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Early County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,603
Census ACS
Median income
$54,083
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,482 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Early County
- Early County Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Early County Middle SchoolMiddle · 218 students
Other schools in Blakely
- Early County Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Early County Middle SchoolMiddle · 218 students
Nearby schools
- Early County Middle School0.1 mi · 218
- Early County Elementary School1.1 mi · 758
- Houston County High School11.6 mi · 322
- Clay County Elementary18.0 mi · 143
- Clay County Middle School18.0 mi · 48
- Pataula Charter Academy18.1 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About Early County High SchoolHow many students attend Early County High School?
Early County High School enrolls approximately 506 students in grades 09-12.
Is Early County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Early County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Early County High School have?
Early County High School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Early County High School?
At Early County High School, the student body is approximately 14% White, 2% Hispanic, 80% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Early County High School?
Early County High School is overseen by Early County in Early County.
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