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Enrollment
736
High
DISTRICT 851 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY·NCES 130438001573
Laney High School
1339 Laney Walker Blvd, Augusta, GA 30901 · (706) 823-6900 · Richmond County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL736 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
736 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 221 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 189 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 186 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 140 | 19% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
5.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 6 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 4 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 5.9% |
| 2023-24 | 7.7% |
| 2022-23 | 3.2% |
| 2021-22 | 1.7% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
8.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Laney High School
Laney High School's state test result (8.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laney High School this school | 736 | 100.0% | 8.1% |
| Booker T. Washington High School Atlanta | 856 | 100.0% | 10.7% |
| Carver High School Columbus | 887 | 100.0% | 14.4% |
| Kendrick High School Columbus | 840 | 100.0% | 10.1% |
| Columbia High School Decatur | 877 | 100.0% | 15.7% |
| Butler High School Augusta | 878 | 100.0% | 3.0% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Laney High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.1% | #392 of 411 | #6 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.9% | #397 of 417 ▼ 18 | #7 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 736 | #318 of 480 | #8 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #294 of 413 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.9% | #395 of 413 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #66 of 425 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.9% | #90 of 226 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
736
+82 (+13%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 762
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 736 | 43 | 17.1:1 | 100% (736) |
| 2023-24 | 736 | 64.1 | 11.5:1 | 100% (736) |
| 2022-23 | 684 | 43.5 | 15.7:1 | 98% (670) |
| 2020-21 | 654 | 41 | 15.9:1 | 98% (641) |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 38.6 | 16.9:1 | 96% (628) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 32 | 17.2:1 | 97% (531) |
| 2010-11 | 744 | 56 | 13.3:1 | 84% (627) |
| 2000-01 | 746 | 49 | 15.2:1 | 74% (549) |
| 1990-91 | 762 | 48 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laney High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (652 to 736); teachers up 11% (38.6 to 43).
About Laney High School
This page covers Laney High School, a small high school in Augusta, Georgia. The student body numbers 736 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Georgia is about 1,120, so this school runs 34% smaller than that.
Laney High School is in Richmond County, a district with 30,573 students across 52 schools.
Laney High School enrolls a student body that is 92% Black. The school is also 4% Hispanic and 2% White. That is higher than the 56% Black share among all Richmond County residents. By the diversity index, Laney High School comes in at 15%.
Laney High School employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.1:1. That ratio is over the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 25.7% for Laney High School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 8.1%. The 17.6-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
Richmond County has these Census figures: median household income is about $55,637, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Laney High School is among the 58 public schools in Richmond County.
Nearby, Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School is about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 33.8%; Laney High School's is 8.1%, ranking 7th of 9.
In the federal locale system, Laney High School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 654 in 2020-21 and 736 in 2024-25, a 13% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.1:1.
Community posts for Laney High School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
206,069
Census ACS
Median income
$55,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
31,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Hephzibah High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
Other schools in Augusta
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
- Belair Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School0.1 mi · 640
- Walker Traditional Elementary School0.3 mi · 646
- Davidson Fine Arts Magnet0.6 mi · 747
- Lamar - Milledge Elementary School1.3 mi · 366
- Josey High School1.3 mi · 625
- Murphey Middle School1.3 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Laney High SchoolHow many students attend Laney High School?
Laney High School enrolls approximately 736 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Laney High School serve?
Laney High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Laney High School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Laney High School.
What is the student diversity at Laney High School?
Student demographics at Laney High School are roughly 2% White, 4% Hispanic, 92% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Laney High School in?
Laney High School is part of Richmond County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.