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Enrollment
762
High
DISTRICT 809 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY·NCES 130102000382
Johnson High School
3012 Sunset Blvd, Savannah, GA 31404 · (912) 395-6400 · Chatham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL762 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
634 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 248 | 33% |
| Grade 10 | 205 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 171 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 138 | 18% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
18.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores have held steady since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.2% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 11.3% |
| 2021-22 | 17.9% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Johnson High School
Johnson High School's state test result (25.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson High School this school | 762 | 83.2% | 25.2% |
| Beach High School Savannah | 973 | 85.2% | 31.6% |
| Westside High School Augusta | 1,088 | 85.0% | 7.9% |
| The School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High Savannah | 575 | 85.0% | 11.0% |
| Salem High School Conyers | 1,118 | 90.2% | 15.3% |
| Academy of Richmond County High School Augusta | 1,178 | 85.1% | 10.8% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Johnson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Chatham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #296 of 411 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #348 of 417 ▼ 23 | #7 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 762 | #312 of 480 | #7 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #24 of 413 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.2% | #345 of 413 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.2% | #164 of 425 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #210 of 226 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
762
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 1,011
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 762 | 65.4 | 11.7:1 | 83% (634) |
| 2023-24 | 797 | 68.3 | 11.7:1 | 82% (653) |
| 2022-23 | 790 | 60.5 | 13.1:1 | 77% (611) |
| 2020-21 | 777 | 60 | 12.9:1 | 72% (562) |
| 2017-18 | 755 | 57.5 | 13.1:1 | 61% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 806 | 64 | 12.6:1 | 78% (625) |
| 2010-11 | 1,100 | 75 | 14.7:1 | 61% (669) |
| 2000-01 | 1,031 | 62 | 16.6:1 | 31% (323) |
| 1990-91 | 1,011 | 63 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnson High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (755 to 762); teachers up 14% (57.5 to 65.4).
About Johnson High School
Johnson High School, located in Savannah, Georgia, is a small high school. The school serves 762 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in Georgia is roughly 1,120 students; this school is 32% smaller than that.
Johnson High School reports to Savannah-Chatham County, which has 58 schools and 36,355 students.
Most students at Johnson High School are Black: 82% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. For comparison, the population of Chatham County is roughly 39% Black. Johnson High School has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 65.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.7 students per teacher. For comparison, high schools in Georgia average 15.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 83% of students. The average for public schools in Chatham County is 74%.
On BeatsExpectations, Johnson High School is 9.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Georgia schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Chatham County show that median household income is about $71,097, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 60 public schools operate in Chatham County, serving about 36,380 students.
The shortest distance from Johnson High School to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Myers Middle School. The five-mile area around Johnson High School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 25.2% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 777 in 2020-21 to 762 in 2024-25, a change of 15 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.9:1 to 11.7:1 over the same years.
Community posts for Johnson High School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Chatham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
300,879
Census ACS
Median income
$71,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
36,380 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Savannah-Chatham County
- Godley Station SchoolElementary · 1,585 students
- Groves High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
- Jenkins High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Pulaski Elementary SChoolElementary · 1,147 students
- New Hampstead High SchoolHigh · 1,123 students
- New Hampstead K-8 SchoolElementary · 1,118 students
Other schools in Savannah
- Godley Station SchoolElementary · 1,585 students
- Jenkins High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Pulaski Elementary SChoolElementary · 1,147 students
- Windsor Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,069 students
- Hesse SchoolElementary · 996 students
- Beach High SchoolHigh · 973 students
Other Johnson High schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Johnson High. Johnson High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Johnson High SchoolGainesville, GA · 1,318 students
- Johnson High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 3,196 students
Nearby schools
- Myers Middle School0.7 mi · 503
- School of Humanities at Juliette Gordon Low1.4 mi · 605
- Jenkins High School1.6 mi · 1,265
- Shuman Elementary School2.1 mi · 482
- Savannah Early College High School2.1 mi · 151
- The School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High2.1 mi · 575
Frequently asked questions
About Johnson High SchoolHow many students attend Johnson High School?
Johnson High School enrolls approximately 762 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Johnson High School serve?
Johnson High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Johnson High School have?
Johnson High School employs 65 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
How diverse is Johnson High School?
Johnson High School reports a student body of 3% White, 9% Hispanic, 82% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Johnson High School in?
Johnson High School is part of Savannah-Chatham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.