Enrollment
199
High
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANCOCK COUNTY·NCES 130264001178
Hancock Central High School
11311 Ga Highway 15, Sparta, GA 31087 · (706) 444-7009 · Hancock County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Georgia public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
199 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 41 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 54 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 59 | 30% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hancock County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
2.4%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 2 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 | 2.4% |
| 2023-24 | 0.0% |
| 2022-23 | 10.9% |
| 2021-22 | 3.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
4.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 5% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Hancock Central High School
Hancock Central High School's state test result (4.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock Central High School this school | 199 | 100.0% | 4.9% |
| Randolph Clay High School Cuthbert | 202 | 100.0% | 28.7% |
| B.E.S.T Academy Atlanta | 268 | 96.6% | 21.8% |
| Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy Atlanta | 377 | 97.9% | 28.6% |
| The Anchor School Decatur | 208 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Calhoun County High School Edison | 146 | 89.0% | 16.2% |
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 Hancock Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 4.9% | #399 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.4% | #407 of 417 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 199 | #414 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #50 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #32 of 168 |
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
199
-44 (-18%) vs 2020
-79% since 1990-91, when it was 941
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 199 | 15.8 | 12.6:1 | 100% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 17 | 12.6:1 | 99% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 233 | 20.8 | 11.2:1 | 100% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 243 | 19 | 12.8:1 | 100% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 247 | 18 | 13.7:1 | 100% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 21 | 14.2:1 | 99% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 64% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 907 | 52 | 17.4:1 | 82% (747) |
| 1990-91 | 941 | 59 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hancock Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (247 to 199); teachers down 12% (18 to 15.8).
About Hancock Central High School
Hancock Central High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Sparta, Georgia. It reports enrollment of 199 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 82% below the 1,120-student average for high schools in Georgia.
Hancock County oversees Hancock Central High School and 2 other schools, with 652 students in total.
Hancock Central High School is 94% Black by enrollment. Other reported shares: 2% White, 2% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 70% Black among all Hancock County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
Classroom staffing at Hancock Central High School totals 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.6:1. Statewide, high schools in Georgia average 15.2:1. Federal data show 100% of students (199) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Hancock County is close, at 98%.
Hancock Central High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 5% of Georgia public high schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Hancock Central High School is 25.7%. It actually posts 4.9%, which is 20.8 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
For the population of Hancock County, median household income comes to about $40,082, roughly 10% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 22%. Hancock County counts 3 public schools with about 652 students.
Hancock Central Middle School is the nearest public school to Hancock Central High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Hancock Central High School is behind the 25.2% nearby average, ranking 9th of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, Hancock Central High School is Rural: Remote.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 199, from 243 in 2020-21.
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Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,650
Census ACS
Median income
$40,082
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
652 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hancock County
- Lewis Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Hancock Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 160 students
Other schools in Sparta
- Lewis Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Hancock Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 160 students
Nearby schools
- Hancock Central Middle School0.0 mi · 160
- Lewis Elementary School0.2 mi · 293
- Taliaferro County School18.2 mi · 184
- Warren County Middle School18.6 mi · 160
- Warren County High School18.6 mi · 187
- Freeman Elementary School18.6 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About Hancock Central High SchoolHow large is Hancock Central High School?
Hancock Central High School enrolls approximately 199 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hancock Central High School serve?
Hancock Central High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Hancock Central High School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Hancock Central High School.
What is the student diversity at Hancock Central High School?
Student demographics at Hancock Central High School are roughly 2% White, 2% Hispanic, 94% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hancock Central High School?
Hancock Central High School is overseen by Hancock County in Hancock County.
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