Islands High School

Islands High School, a close-knit senior high in Savannah, Georgia, overseen by Savannah-Chatham County, educates 752 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 33% below the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Savannah-Chatham County runs 58 schools in total, collectively educating 36,355 students. Islands High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Islands High School records that 64% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 16% Black, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 47% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Islands High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Chatham County (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Islands High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.8%; this one delivers 44.3%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Chatham County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,097, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Chatham County runs 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,380 students), of which Islands High School is one.

The closest other public school is Marshpoint Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Islands High School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 38.5%.

Islands High School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 26%: 1,019 students in 2018 compared to 752 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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