Harlem High School

As a mid-tier secondary school in Harlem, Georgia, Harlem High School hosts 1,318 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Columbia County.

Columbia County comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 28,964 students; Harlem High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Harlem High School lists that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 20% Black, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Harlem High School records 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Harlem High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.5%, the actual is 45.9%, a residual of -9.6 points.

Across the wider county, Columbia County reports that the typical household earns roughly $95,592 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Columbia County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,518 students), of which Harlem High School is one.

The closest other public school is Harlem Middle School, roughly 1.3 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Harlem High School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 47.2%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Harlem High School has grew 38%, going from 955 students in 2018 to 1,318 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 70% to 61%.

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