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Hardaway High School

2901 College Dr, Columbus, GA 31906 · (706) 748-2766 · Muscogee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,067 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,067
High
DISTRICT 1,000 · STATE 1,120
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,067 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 934432%
Grade 1022621%
Grade 1122821%
Grade 1226925%
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
14514%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 34% · US 43%
Hispanic
11511%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
71367%
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 36% · US 15%
Asian
101%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
818%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
53850%
Female
52950%

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
Math
14.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.8pp since 2021

What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 4 points since 2021.

Georgia Milestones results by year

School yearMath
2024-2514.7%
2023-2418.8%
2022-237.2%
2021-2210.9%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 25% 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 →

Where Hardaway High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn GeorgiaIn Muscogee County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
24.7%#301 of 411#5 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
14.7%#361 of 417#6 of 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,067#245 of 480#4 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.3:1#61 of 413#3 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
51.8%#243 of 413#6 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#55 of 425#1 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.2%#41 of 168#2 of 6
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,067
-94 (-8%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 1,184
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,0678013.3:1100% (1,067)
2023-241,09780.613.6:165% (712)
2022-231,18478.815.0:197% (1,144)
2020-211,1617515.5:197% (1,121)
2017-181,27374.817.0:194% (1,202)
2015-161,2767217.7:169% (875)
2010-111,72810516.5:150% (857)
2000-011,6878420.1:128% (467)
1990-911,1847615.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hardaway High School.

About Hardaway High School

Hardaway High School is a public mid-sized high school in Columbus, Georgia. The school has 1,067 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12.

Muscogee County (54 schools, 30,091 students) runs Hardaway High School.

At Hardaway High School, 67% of students are Black. Other students are 14% White, 11% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. That is higher than the 47% Black share among all Muscogee County residents. The diversity index for Hardaway High School is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

For every teacher at Hardaway High School, there are about 13.3 students; the school has 80 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Georgia average 15.2:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 100%. For comparison, public schools in Muscogee County average 86%.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Hardaway High School would be expected to post about 25.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.7%.

In the surrounding county, Muscogee County, median household income comes to about $58,073, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county has 57 public schools and about 30,110 students.

Clubview Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.4%; Hardaway High School's is 24.7%, ranking 5th of 9.

The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

The school's enrollment decreased 8% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 15.5 in 2020-21 to 13.3 in 2024-25.

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Muscogee County at a glance

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Population
203,711
Census ACS
Median income
$58,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
30,110 students

Quick facts

School name
Hardaway High School
District
Muscogee County
Address
2901 College Dr, Columbus, GA 31906
Phone
(706) 748-2766
County
Muscogee County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,067
Teachers (FTE)
80
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
1,067 (100%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
130387001397
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Hardaway High School
How many students attend Hardaway High School?
Hardaway High School enrolls approximately 1,067 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hardaway High School serve?
Hardaway High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Hardaway High School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Hardaway High School.
What is the student diversity at Hardaway High School?
Student demographics at Hardaway High School are roughly 14% White, 11% Hispanic, 67% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Hardaway High School?
Hardaway High School is overseen by Muscogee County in Muscogee County.
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