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Which teacher or staff member at Lanier County High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
478
High
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANIER COUNTY·NCES 130324002403
Lanier County High School
52 W Patten Ave, Lakeland, GA 31635 · (229) 482-3868 · Lanier County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Georgia public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
463 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 139 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 116 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 127 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 96 | 20% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lanier County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
50.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +10.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 50 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 11 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.5% |
| 2022-23 | 36.7% |
| 2021-22 | 39.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 27% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Georgia's top 10%.
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 Lanier County High School
Lanier County High School's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanier County High School this school | 478 | 96.9% | 50.9% |
| Bacon County High School Alma | 633 | 97.8% | 64.1% |
| Marion County Middle/High School Buena Vista | 687 | 97.2% | 29.3% |
| Hawkinsville High School Hawkinsville | 388 | 100.0% | 40.8% |
| Telfair County High School Mc Rae Helena | 388 | 100.0% | 40.8% |
| East Laurens High School East Dublin | 662 | 96.7% | 27.6% |
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 Lanier County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #113 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #128 of 417 ▼ 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #359 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #102 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #119 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.9% | #98 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #101 of 226 |
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
478
+38 (+9%) vs 2020
+44% since 2000-01, when it was 333
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 478 | 33.5 | 14.3:1 | 97% (463) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 32.5 | 14.6:1 | 61% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 30.1 | 15.0:1 | 86% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 86% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 29.4 | 14.6:1 | 96% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 96% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 24 | 16.9:1 | 67% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 24 | 13.9:1 | 54% (181) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lanier County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (428 to 478); teachers up 14% (29.4 to 33.5).
About Lanier County High School
Lanier County High School is a small high school that serves part of Lakeland, Georgia. The school enrolls 478 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Georgia) has about 1,120 students.
The district, Lanier County, has 1,652 students enrolled across 3 schools.
At 54%, White students outnumber all other groups at Lanier County High School combined. It is also 27% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Lanier County's residents are about 65% White, 11 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, Lanier County High School comes in at 62%.
Its 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.3:1. That ratio is under the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 97%. Across public schools in Lanier County, the average is about the same, 99%.
Lanier County High School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 86% of Georgia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Lanier County High School is 23.6 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Georgia.
Lanier County has about 10,221 residents, and median household income is about $47,186, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 21%. Federal data list 4 public schools in Lanier County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,652.
Lanier County Middle School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Lanier County High School ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students grew from 440 to 478 over 4 years.
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Lanier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,221
Census ACS
Median income
$47,186
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,652 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lanier County
- Lanier County Elementary SchoolElementary · 850 students
- Lanier County Middle SchoolMiddle · 324 students
- Lanier County Primary SchoolCombined
Other schools in Lakeland
- Lanier County Elementary SchoolElementary · 850 students
- Lanier County Middle SchoolMiddle · 324 students
- Lanier County Primary SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Lanier County Middle School0.0 mi · 324
- Lanier County Elementary School0.3 mi · 850
- Pine Grove Middle School12.1 mi · 733
- Pine Grove Elementary School12.2 mi · 756
- Valdosta High School14.8 mi · 2,457
- Dewar Elementary15.0 mi · 821
Frequently asked questions
About Lanier County High SchoolHow large is Lanier County High School?
Lanier County High School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lanier County High School serve?
Lanier County High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Lanier County High School have?
Lanier County High School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
How diverse is Lanier County High School?
Lanier County High School reports a student body of 54% White, 12% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Lanier County High School public or private?
Lanier County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lanier County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.