Glynn Academy

Glynn Academy is one of the heavily attended 9-12 campuss in Brunswick, Georgia, run under Glynn County, with 1,911 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 1,120 students each, so Glynn Academy sits 71% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Glynn County, which oversees 17 schools and 12,750 students, Glynn Academy is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Glynn Academy lists that the most-represented group is White (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 21% Black, 19% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Glynn Academy has 114 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Glynn County (around 79%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Glynn Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.3%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Glynn County indicate the typical household earns roughly $69,799 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Glynn County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,911 students), of which Glynn Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Burroughs-Molette Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Glynn Academy ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.5%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Glynn Academy's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 1,960 (now 1,911). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 10% to 19% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Glynn Academy community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.