East Laurens High School

East Laurens High School is a senior high of small scale in East Dublin, Georgia, part of Laurens County, works with 662 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 41% leaner than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Across the 8 schools in Laurens County (6,308 students total), East Laurens High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, East Laurens High School shows that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 39% Black, 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, East Laurens High School has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, East Laurens High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 27.4%, the actual is 27.6%, a residual of +0.1 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Laurens County put median household earnings sit near $55,010, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. East Laurens High School is one of 14 public schools in Laurens County (combined enrollment of about 8,693 students).

The closest other public school is East Laurens Primary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East Laurens High School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 30.1%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Laurens High School has rose 15%, going from 578 students in 2018 to 662 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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