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What's the biggest difference between Habersham Central High School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,611
High
DISTRICT 746 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HABERSHAM COUNTY·NCES 130258001145
Habersham Central High School
2059 State Hwy 197 S, Mt Airy, GA 30563 · (706) 778-7161 · Habersham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,611 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Georgia public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.4:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.3:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
1,244 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 7 | 0% |
| Grade 10 | 587 | 36% |
| Grade 11 | 546 | 34% |
| Grade 12 | 471 | 29% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
4.6%
GA avg 44.6% . -3.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 5 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are down about 4 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 4.6% |
| 2023-24 | 0.0% |
| 2022-23 | 6.9% |
| 2021-22 | 8.1% |
% 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
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Habersham Central High School
Habersham Central High School's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Habersham Central High School this school | 1,611 | 77.2% | 28.9% |
| Coahulla Creek High School Dalton | 1,041 | 79.3% | 32.5% |
| Northwest Whitfield County High School Tunnel Hill | 1,098 | 71.4% | 35.3% |
| Calhoun High School Calhoun | 1,282 | 76.1% | 48.0% |
| Coosa High School Rome | 861 | 70.8% | 44.2% |
| North Murray High School Chatsworth | 961 | 83.4% | 39.1% |
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 Habersham Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #270 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.6% | #401 of 417 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,611 | #129 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #314 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #205 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.2% | #195 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.9% | #59 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
1,611
+112 (+7%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 919
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 1,611 | 92.5 | 17.4:1 | 77% (1,244) |
| 2023-24 | 1,535 | 93.3 | 16.4:1 | 62% (954) |
| 2022-23 | 1,525 | 89.3 | 17.1:1 | 47% (716) |
| 2020-21 | 1,499 | 86 | 17.4:1 | 41% (611) |
| 2017-18 | 1,378 | 79.7 | 17.3:1 | 50% (692) |
| 2015-16 | 1,365 | 79 | 17.3:1 | 53% (719) |
| 2010-11 | 1,279 | 87 | 14.7:1 | 46% (591) |
| 2000-01 | 1,503 | 89 | 16.9:1 | 17% (251) |
| 1990-91 | 919 | 53 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Habersham Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (1,378 to 1,611); teachers up 16% (79.7 to 92.5).
About Habersham Central High School
Habersham Central High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Mt Airy, Georgia. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 1,611 students in 2024-25. Across high schools in Georgia, the average enrollment is about 1,120.
Habersham Central High School is in Habersham County, a district with 7,257 students across 14 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Habersham Central High School is White: 58%. The remaining shares are 34% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. Habersham County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
Habersham Central High School has 92.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. The gap from the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia is 2.3 students per teacher. At Habersham Central High School, 77% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Habersham County is 90%.
Among Georgia public high schools, Habersham Central High School outscored 34%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Habersham Central High School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 37.5%. Habersham Central High School scores 28.9%, 8.5 points below that line.
Habersham County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $67,309, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Habersham County's 13 public schools enroll about 6,835 students and include Habersham Central High School.
Habersham Success Academy sits about 0.3 miles from Habersham Central High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 45.1%, higher than Habersham Central High School's 28.9%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 1,611 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,499.
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Habersham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,793
Census ACS
Median income
$67,309
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Habersham County
- Level Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle SchoolMiddle · 566 students
- Habersham Ninth Grade AcademyHigh · 552 students
- Demorest Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
- North Habersham Middle SchoolMiddle · 542 students
- Cornelia Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
Nearby schools
- Habersham Success Academy0.3 mi · 75
- Habersham Ninth Grade Academy0.3 mi · 552
- Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle School1.8 mi · 566
- Demorest Elementary School2.0 mi · 548
- Hazel Grove Elementary School3.0 mi · 272
- Cornelia Elementary School3.3 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About Habersham Central High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Habersham Central High School?
Habersham Central High School enrolls approximately 1,611 students in grades 09-12.
Is Habersham Central High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Habersham Central High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Habersham Central High School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Habersham Central High School.
How diverse is Habersham Central High School?
Habersham Central High School reports a student body of 58% White, 34% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Habersham Central High School public or private?
Habersham Central High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Habersham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.