Josey High School

Josey High School is a small high school serving families in Augusta, Georgia. The latest federal count shows 625 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Georgia is about 1,120 students, so this school is 44% smaller than average.

Enrollment across the 52 schools in Richmond County totals 30,573 students.

The large majority of students at Josey High School, 83%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic and 2% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 56%. By the diversity index, Josey High School comes in at 29%.

Josey High School employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.2:1. High schools in Georgia have a similar average ratio of 15.2:1. Josey High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 100%.

Josey High School scores 21.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 4.0% actual versus 25.7% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Richmond County show that median household income is about $55,637, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 58 public schools in Richmond County, with a combined enrollment of about 31,674.

Murphey Middle School is the public school closest to Josey High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Josey High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 24.8% on proficiency, and Josey High School is below that at 4.0%.

Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Josey High School went from 590 students to 625.

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