LaFayette High School

Located at 100 Rambler Dr, in La Fayette, Georgia, LaFayette High School is an average-sized secondary school that caters to 1,157 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Walker County.

Across the 15 schools in Walker County (8,379 students total), LaFayette High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, LaFayette High School reports that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Walker County (around 85%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, LaFayette High School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 28.7%; this one delivers 50.4%, a residual of +21.7 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Walker County) records that median household income runs about $59,469, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LaFayette High School is one of 18 public schools in Walker County (combined enrollment of about 9,637 students).

Nearest neighbor: North LaFayette Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around LaFayette High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LaFayette High School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 38.5%.

LaFayette High School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 4%: 1,112 students in 2018 compared to 1,157 in 2025.

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