Jefferson County High School

Jefferson County High School operates as a modestly sized four-year high school in Louisville, Georgia, operated by Jefferson County. Current enrollment sits at 635 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 43% leaner than the state mean of about 1,120.

Jefferson County runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,017 students. Jefferson County High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Jefferson County High School reports that Black students make up the majority at 67%; the rest breaks down as 21% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 53%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Jefferson County High School has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. Roughly 97% of students at Jefferson County High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jefferson County High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 27.2%, the actual is 25.7%, a residual of -1.5 points.

In the broader community, census data for Jefferson County shows median household earnings sit near $53,014, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,017 students), Jefferson County High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Jefferson County Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jefferson County High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 27.2%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Jefferson County High School's enrollment has contracted 23% since 2018, when it stood at 828 (now 635). Hispanic enrollment moved from 3% to 9% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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