Enrollment
244
High
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ECHOLS COUNTY·NCES 130195000886
Echols County High School
190 Ga Highway 94 E, Statenville, GA 31648 · (229) 559-5437 · Echols County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Georgia public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
12.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
175 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 59 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 56 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 68 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 61 | 25% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Based on grade levels within Echols County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
61.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores have held steady since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.8% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% |
| 2022-23 | 57.5% |
| 2021-22 | 60.9% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Echols County High School
Echols County High School's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echols County High School this school | 244 | 71.7% | 51.0% |
| Lanier College and Career Academy Gainesville | 169 | 67.5% | 3.8% |
| Atkinson County High School Pearson | 447 | 80.3% | 57.7% |
| Gwinnett Intervention Education Center (GIVE) West Norcross | 227 | 79.3% | 7.6% |
| Habersham Ninth Grade Academy Mount Airy | 552 | 84.4% | 70.7% |
| Chestatee High School Gainesville | 1,245 | 62.6% | 14.5% |
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 Echols County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #112 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #65 of 417 ▲ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #405 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #29 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #228 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.7% | #215 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.9% | #113 of 226 |
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
244
+17 (+7%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 558
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 244 | 20.3 | 12.0:1 | 72% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 19.2 | 12.8:1 | 72% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 253 | 17.9 | 14.1:1 | 85% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 227 | 13 | 17.5:1 | 91% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 222 | 15.5 | 14.3:1 | 91% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 229 | 15 | 15.3:1 | 90% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 196 | 13 | 15.1:1 | 61% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 732 | 44 | 16.6:1 | 56% (407) |
| 1990-91 | 558 | 37 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Echols County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (222 to 244); teachers up 31% (15.5 to 20.3).
About Echols County High School
Echols County High School is a very small high school in Georgia, with an address in Statenville. The school enrolls 244 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Georgia enroll around 1,120, and this school is 78% below that mark.
Echols County High School reports to Echols County, which has 2 schools and 917 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Echols County High School is 54%, a majority. Other students are 42% White and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 21% Hispanic share among all Echols County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
Its staff includes 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.0 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Georgia, 15.2:1, is higher. Echols County High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 72%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Echols County is 84%.
Echols County High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 81% of Georgia public high schools.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Echols County High School's results are 10.7 points above predicted: 51.0% against 40.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Echols County show that the median household earns about $59,489 a year, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Echols County has 2 public schools with about 917 students, including Echols County High School.
Of the public schools around it, Echols County High School is closest to Echols County Elementary/Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Echols County High School ranks 2nd of 7 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Echols County High School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count rose 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.0:1, from 17.5:1.
The discussion board for Echols County High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Echols County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,709
Census ACS
Median income
$59,489
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
917 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Echols County
- Echols County Elementary/Middle SchoolElementary · 673 students
Other schools in Statenville
- Echols County Elementary/Middle SchoolElementary · 673 students
Nearby schools
- Echols County Elementary/Middle School0.0 mi · 673
- Lake Park Elementary School9.6 mi · 601
- OAK GROVE ACADEMY13.0 mi · 28
- Moulton-Branch Elementary School14.6 mi · 594
- J. L. Lomax Elementary School15.1 mi · 576
- Lowndes Middle School15.5 mi · 818
Frequently asked questions
About Echols County High SchoolHow large is Echols County High School?
Echols County High School enrolls approximately 244 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Echols County High School serve?
Echols County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Echols County High School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Echols County High School.
How diverse is Echols County High School?
Echols County High School reports a student body of 42% White, 54% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Echols County High School?
Echols County High School is overseen by Echols County in Echols County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.