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LaGrange High School
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LaGrange High School
As a medium-sized secondary school in Lagrange, Georgia, LaGrange High School works with 1,399 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Troup County. Compared to the state average of about 1,120 students per school, that is 25% bigger than typical.
Across the 19 schools in Troup County (12,262 students total), LaGrange High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, LaGrange High School shows that the largest single group is Black at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 34% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LaGrange High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.2%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Troup County indicate the typical household earns roughly $56,776 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. LaGrange High School is one of 19 public schools in Troup County (combined enrollment of about 12,262 students).
The Hope Academy School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LaGrange High School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 27.7%.
The school occupies a town-based site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 16%: 1,208 students in 2018 compared to 1,399 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 44% to 34%.
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