Foothills Regional High School

Located at 2415 Jefferson Rd Ste B, in Athens, Georgia, Foothills Regional High School is a reasonably sized four-year high school that teaches 1,475 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by State Specialty Schools I- Foothills Regional High School. Compared to the state average of about 1,120 students per school, that is 32% above typical.

Operationally, Foothills Regional High School answers to State Specialty Schools I- Foothills Regional High School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Foothills Regional High School reports that the most-represented group is Black (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 39% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 51.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Foothills Regional High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 73% of students at Foothills Regional High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Clarke County's rate of about 91%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Clarke County put median household earnings sit near $53,625, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Foothills Regional High School is one of 22 public schools in Clarke County (combined enrollment of about 13,750 students).

The closest other public school is Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Foothills Regional High School's enrollment has climbed 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,258 (now 1,475). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 54% to 39%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 31.4:1 in 2018 to 51.6:1 today.

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