Johnson High School

Johnson High School is a tight-knit senior high in Savannah, Georgia, part of Savannah-Chatham County. The school caters to 762 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 32% smaller than the state mean of about 1,120.

Across the 58 schools in Savannah-Chatham County (36,355 students total), Johnson High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Johnson High School lists that nearly all students (82%) are Black. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Johnson High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 83% of students at Johnson High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Chatham County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Johnson High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.4%; this one delivers 25.2%.

In the broader community, Chatham County reports that median household income runs about $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. Johnson High School is one of 60 public schools in Chatham County (combined enrollment of about 36,380 students).

Nearest neighbor: Myers Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Johnson High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Johnson High School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 27.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 755 students in 2018 compared to 762 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 3% to 9% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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