Hampton High School

Located at 795 Hampton Locust Grove Rd, in Hampton, Georgia, Hampton High School is a mid-tier high school that caters to 1,165 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Henry County.

Within Henry County, which oversees 53 schools and 43,012 students, Hampton High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Hampton High School reports that 65% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Hampton High School lists 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.0:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Hampton High School is in the bottom 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 44.5%; Hampton High School posts 21.9%, -22.6 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Henry County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,146 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Henry County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 43,102 students), of which Hampton High School is one.

The closest other public school is Hampton Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hampton High School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 26.0%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hampton High School has ticked down 7%, going from 1,250 students in 2018 to 1,165 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 29% to 14%. Class-load math has rose: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Hampton High School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.