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Enrollment
572
High
DISTRICT 684 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EMANUEL COUNTY·NCES 130204000905
Emanuel County Institute
102 North College Street, Twin City, GA 30471 · (478) 763-2673 · Emanuel County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Georgia public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
400 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 6 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 88 | 15% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
37.0%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.3pp since 2021
Math
46.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 46.1% |
| 2023-24 | 31.4% | 42.5% |
| 2022-23 | 29.9% | 30.4% |
| 2021-22 | 37.4% | 40.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Emanuel County Institute
Emanuel County Institute's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emanuel County Institute this school | 572 | 69.9% | 41.0% |
| Bleckley County High School Cochran | 680 | 70.6% | 52.8% |
| Bryan County High School Pembroke | 522 | 64.2% | 53.5% |
| Charlton County High School Folkston | 417 | 76.3% | 38.6% |
| Oglethorpe County High School Lexington | 690 | 79.0% | 39.1% |
| Lincoln County High School Lincolnton | 376 | 79.3% | 47.7% |
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 Emanuel County Institute ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #186 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #152 of 417 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #16 of 32 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #20 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #340 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #69 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #203 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.9% | #229 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #78 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
572
-51 (-8%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 734
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 572 | 42.4 | 13.5:1 | 70% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 45 | 12.5:1 | 70% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 45 | 13.2:1 | 98% (585) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 42 | 14.8:1 | 87% (542) |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 41.3 | 15.4:1 | 88% (560) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 87% (529) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 42 | 13.9:1 | 65% (379) |
| 2000-01 | 585 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 64% (377) |
| 1990-91 | 734 | 41 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emanuel County Institute.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (636 to 572); teachers up 3% (41.3 to 42.4).
About Emanuel County Institute
Emanuel County Institute is a small high school in Georgia, located in Twin City. Students in grades 6 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 572 students. The school's enrollment is 49% smaller than the 1,120 average for high schools in Georgia.
Emanuel County enrolls 3,939 students, and its 6 schools include Emanuel County Institute.
White students are the majority at Emanuel County Institute, with 59% of enrollment. It is also 30% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 59% White share among all Emanuel County residents. Emanuel County Institute's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.5:1, with 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Emanuel County Institute is 70%. Public schools in Emanuel County average 93%.
Measured against Georgia public high schools, Emanuel County Institute receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Emanuel County Institute is 41.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.0%.
Across Emanuel County, the median household income is $52,772, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Emanuel County is home to 6 public schools and about 3,939 public school students.
The shortest distance from Emanuel County Institute to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Twin City Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Emanuel County Institute ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 572 students in 2024-25, 51 fewer than the 623 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.8:1 to 13.5:1.
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Emanuel County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,026
Census ACS
Median income
$52,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,939 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Emanuel County
- Swainsboro Primary SchoolElementary · 833 students
- Swainsboro High SchoolHigh · 796 students
- Swainsboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Swainsboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 596 students
- Twin City Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
Nearby schools
- Twin City Elementary School0.4 mi · 515
- Swainsboro Primary School8.6 mi · 833
- Swainsboro Elementary School8.8 mi · 627
- Swainsboro Middle School9.0 mi · 596
- Swainsboro High School9.2 mi · 796
- Portal Middle/High School13.1 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About Emanuel County InstituteWhat is the total enrollment at Emanuel County Institute?
Emanuel County Institute enrolls approximately 572 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Emanuel County Institute serve?
Emanuel County Institute serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Emanuel County Institute?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Emanuel County Institute is approximately 13.5:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Emanuel County Institute?
At Emanuel County Institute, the student body is approximately 59% White, 8% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Emanuel County Institute public or private?
Emanuel County Institute is a public K-12 school, overseen by Emanuel County.
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