Howard High School

Howard High School is a secondary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Macon, Georgia, run under Bibb County, works with 1,145 students in grades 9 through 12.

Across the 35 schools in Bibb County (21,334 students total), Howard High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Howard High School records that 71% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school lists 12% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Bibb County as a whole is about 55% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 49% of students at Howard High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bibb County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Howard High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 52.1%; this one comes in at 24.0%, -28.1 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Bibb County indicate the typical household earns roughly $51,234 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 20%. Howard High School is one of 41 public schools in Bibb County (combined enrollment of about 23,725 students).

The closest other public school is Howard Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Howard High School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 29.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Howard High School has decreased 8%, going from 1,249 students in 2018 to 1,145 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 28% to 12% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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