Lakeside High School

Lakeside High School operates as a substantial high school in Evans, Georgia, operated by Columbia County. Current enrollment sits at 1,861 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 66% above the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Within Columbia County, which oversees 31 schools and 28,964 students, Lakeside High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lakeside High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Black, 12% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Lakeside High School shows 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Columbia County (around 39%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Lakeside High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.6%; this one delivers 57.2%.

Across the wider county, census data for Columbia County shows the typical household earns roughly $95,592 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Columbia County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,518 students), of which Lakeside High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lakeside Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lakeside High School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 63.9%.

Lakeside High School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Lakeside High School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 1,818 (now 1,861). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 62% to 55%.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Lakeside High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.