Hart County High School

Hart County High School is a senior high of average-sized scale in Hartwell, Georgia, part of Hart County, teacheing 1,071 students in grades 9 through 12.

Hart County runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,743 students. Hart County High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hart County High School logs that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Black, 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Hart County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Hart County High School has 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. Roughly 86% of students at Hart County High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hart County (around 95%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hart County High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.2%, the actual is 47.3%, a residual of +14.2 points.

In the broader community, Hart County reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,385 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Hart County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,743 students), of which Hart County High School is one.

The closest other public school is Hart County Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hart County High School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 43.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Hart County High School's enrollment has edged up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,020 (now 1,071). Hispanic enrollment moved from 7% to 13% across the same window.

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