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What's the one class at Fayette County High School every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,360
High
DISTRICT 1,394 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 130213002168
Fayette County High School
1 Tiger Trl, Fayetteville, GA 30214 · (770) 460-3540 · Fayette County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,360 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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.
- 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
14.6:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
716 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 365 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 314 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 361 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 320 | 24% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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 DistinguishedMath
62.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +37.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 63 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 38 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.5% |
| 2023-24 | 47.7% |
| 2022-23 | 30.3% |
| 2021-22 | 24.9% |
% 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Fayette County High School
Fayette County High School's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette County High School this school | 1,360 | 52.6% | 50.0% |
| Woodland High School Stockbridge | 1,251 | 57.7% | 32.6% |
| Chapel Hill High School Douglasville | 1,646 | 57.4% | 38.5% |
| Sandy Creek High School Tyrone | 1,189 | 45.1% | 51.7% |
| New Hampstead High School Bloomingdale | 1,123 | 59.5% | 38.4% |
| Howard High School Macon | 1,145 | 48.8% | 24.0% |
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 Fayette County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #120 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #60 of 417 ▲ 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,360 | #166 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #125 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #169 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.6% | #294 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #157 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
1,360
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 2,042
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 1,360 | 93.2 | 14.6:1 | 53% (716) |
| 2023-24 | 1,359 | 92.4 | 14.7:1 | 55% (754) |
| 2022-23 | 1,368 | 97.2 | 14.1:1 | 46% (625) |
| 2020-21 | 1,362 | 98 | 13.9:1 | 36% (486) |
| 2017-18 | 1,377 | 93.5 | 14.7:1 | 41% (559) |
| 2015-16 | 1,359 | 86 | 15.8:1 | 42% (573) |
| 2010-11 | 1,455 | 92 | 15.8:1 | 29% (425) |
| 2000-01 | 2,042 | 122 | 16.7:1 | 2% (46) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fayette County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,377 to 1,360); teachers unchanged (93.5 to 93.2).
About Fayette County High School
Families in Fayetteville, Georgia, are served by Fayette County High School, a mid-sized high school. In all, 1,360 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. It has 21% more students than the average for high schools in Georgia (about 1,120).
In Fayette County, 24 schools enroll a combined 19,800 students.
More than half of the students at Fayette County High School are Black (61%). Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic, 10% White, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. In Fayette County overall, about 26% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fayette County High School scores 58%.
There are 93.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.6:1. The average for high schools in Georgia is about 15.2:1. Of all students at Fayette County High School, 53% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Fayette County, the average is 34%.
Fayette County High School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 67% of Georgia public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Fayette County High School, the prediction is 50.1% and the result is 50.0%.
In the wider Fayette County area, the median household earns about $111,978 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Fayette County, 26 public schools serve about 20,375 students.
Fayette County High School is about 0.2 miles from Fayetteville Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 50.0% is above the 49.5% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 1,362 students in 2020-21 and 1,360 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Fayette County High School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
122,244
Census ACS
Median income
$111,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
20,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County
- McIntosh High SchoolHigh · 1,762 students
- Starrs Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,357 students
- Whitewater High SchoolHigh · 1,303 students
- Sandy Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,189 students
- J.C. Booth Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,115 students
- Rising Starr Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
Other schools in Fayetteville
- Starrs Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,357 students
- Whitewater High SchoolHigh · 1,303 students
- Rising Starr Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
- Bennett's Mill Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Whitewater Middle SchoolMiddle · 874 students
- Sara Harp Minter Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
Other Fayette County High schools
One other US public school is named Fayette County High. Fayette County High School is the largest of the 2.
- Fayette County High SchoolFayette, AL · 366 students
Nearby schools
- Fayetteville Elementary School0.2 mi · 507
- Spring Hill Elementary School1.1 mi · 661
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Trilith2.9 mi · 147
- Bennett's Mill Middle School3.0 mi · 876
- Cleveland Elementary School3.1 mi · 414
- North Fayette Elementary School4.0 mi · 616
Frequently asked questions
About Fayette County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fayette County High School?
Fayette County High School enrolls approximately 1,360 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Fayette County High School serve?
Fayette County High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Fayette County High School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Fayette County High School.
How diverse is Fayette County High School?
Fayette County High School reports a student body of 10% White, 17% Hispanic, 61% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Fayette County High School?
Fayette County High School is overseen by Fayette County in Fayette County.
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