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What's one thing George Washington Carver Freshman Campus gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
493
High
DISTRICT 694 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COFFEE COUNTY·NCES 130135003323
George Washington Carver Freshman Campus
1020 Gaskin Ave S, Douglas, GA 31533 · (912) 384-1342 · Coffee County
GRADES 09–10HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
493 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 493 | 100% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
22.6%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 23 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 | 22.6% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.5% |
| 2021-22 | 23.4% |
% 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 George Washington Carver Freshman Campus
George Washington Carver Freshman Campus's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Carver Freshman Campus this school | 493 | 100.0% | 26.8% |
| Claxton High School Claxton | 471 | 100.0% | 22.0% |
| Marion County Middle/High School Buena Vista | 687 | 97.2% | 29.3% |
| Toombs County High School Lyons | 896 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
| Bacon County High School Alma | 633 | 97.8% | 64.1% |
| Lanier County High School Lakeland | 478 | 96.9% | 50.9% |
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 George Washington Carver Freshman Campus ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #285 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #318 of 417 ▼ 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 493 | #354 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #57 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #40 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #26 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #163 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
493
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 493 | 37.1 | 13.3:1 | 100% (493) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 35.8 | 15.3:1 | 77% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 36.3 | 14.9:1 | 65% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 81% (402) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 30 | 15.7:1 | 90% (422) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 90% (433) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 75% (452) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Washington Carver Freshman Campus.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (471 to 493); teachers up 24% (30 to 37.1).
About George Washington Carver Freshman Campus
The public high school George Washington Carver Freshman Campus is located in Douglas, Georgia. The school's 493 students are in grades 9 through 10. Statewide, high schools in Georgia average about 1,120 students each.
Coffee County (12 schools, 7,640 students) runs George Washington Carver Freshman Campus.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at George Washington Carver Freshman Campus. The largest is White students, at 42%. Next come 28% Black, 24% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 59% White among all Coffee County residents. George Washington Carver Freshman Campus's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.3:1. That is 1.9 students per teacher below the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. That tracks the 100% average for public schools in Coffee County.
George Washington Carver Freshman Campus sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.8% and a predicted 25.7%.
In the county around the school, Coffee County, the median household income is $50,683, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of people live in poverty. There are 12 public schools in Coffee County, enrolling about 7,640 students in all.
Wiregrass Regional College and Career Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of George Washington Carver Freshman Campus, there are 6 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, George Washington Carver Freshman Campus is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
Federal data place George Washington Carver Freshman Campus in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 494 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 493. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.9:1 in 2020-21, and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Coffee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,347
Census ACS
Median income
$50,683
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
7,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coffee County
- Coffee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,591 students
- Coffee County High SchoolHigh · 1,373 students
- Indian Creek ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Satilla Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
Other schools in Douglas
- Coffee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,591 students
- Coffee County High SchoolHigh · 1,373 students
- Indian Creek ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Satilla Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
Nearby schools
- Wiregrass Regional College and Career Academy0.8 mi · 215
- Eastside Elementary School1.3 mi · 575
- Westside Elementary School1.6 mi · 625
- Indian Creek Elementary2.3 mi · 675
- Coffee Middle School3.0 mi · 1,591
- Coffee County High School4.0 mi · 1,373
Frequently asked questions
About George Washington Carver Freshman CampusHow many students attend George Washington Carver Freshman Campus?
George Washington Carver Freshman Campus enrolls approximately 493 students in grades 09-10.
Is George Washington Carver Freshman Campus an elementary, middle, or high school?
George Washington Carver Freshman Campus is a high school covering grades 09-10.
What is the student-teacher ratio at George Washington Carver Freshman Campus?
The student-to-teacher ratio at George Washington Carver Freshman Campus is approximately 13.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is George Washington Carver Freshman Campus?
George Washington Carver Freshman Campus reports a student body of 42% White, 24% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is George Washington Carver Freshman Campus public or private?
George Washington Carver Freshman Campus is a public K-12 school, overseen by Coffee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.