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How has Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,460
High
DISTRICT 1,758 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY·NCES 130186000853
Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School
2520 E County Line Rd, Lithia Springs, GA 30122 · (770) 651-6700 · Douglas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,460 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Georgia public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.6:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
1,163 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 412 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 410 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 341 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 297 | 20% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
23.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 23 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 10 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% |
| 2022-23 | 15.1% |
| 2021-22 | 13.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 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 Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School
Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School's state test result (25.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School this school | 1,460 | 79.7% | 25.3% |
| South Cobb High School Austell | 2,081 | 90.3% | 28.6% |
| Central Gwinnett High School Lawrenceville | 2,414 | 70.1% | 47.0% |
| Rome High School Rome | 1,986 | 88.7% | 23.6% |
| Groves High School Garden City | 1,469 | 75.2% | 13.7% |
| Clarke Central High School Athens | 1,907 | 82.5% | 42.0% |
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 Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #295 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #315 of 417 ▼ 125 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,460 | #152 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #330 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #144 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.7% | #183 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #96 of 168 |
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
1,460
-55 (-4%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,376
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 1,460 | 82.9 | 17.6:1 | 80% (1,163) |
| 2023-24 | 1,564 | 86.6 | 18.1:1 | 81% (1,260) |
| 2022-23 | 1,494 | 87.8 | 17.0:1 | 71% (1,064) |
| 2020-21 | 1,515 | 89 | 17.0:1 | 62% (935) |
| 2017-18 | 1,582 | 94.6 | 16.7:1 | 74% (1,167) |
| 2015-16 | 1,567 | 86 | 18.2:1 | 72% (1,123) |
| 2010-11 | 1,835 | 103 | 17.8:1 | 66% (1,206) |
| 2000-01 | 1,465 | 86 | 17.0:1 | 23% (336) |
| 1990-91 | 1,376 | 78 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,582 to 1,460); teachers down 12% (94.6 to 82.9).
About Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School
Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School is a mid-sized high school with an address in Lithia Springs, Georgia. Enrollment totals 1,460 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 30% bigger than the 1,120-student average for high schools in Georgia.
Douglas County operates 35 schools. Combined enrollment is 25,521 students.
The student body at Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School has no majority group. Black students lead at 47%. Other groups make up 42% Hispanic, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. In Douglas County overall, the Black share is about 50%. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School are from different groups.
The school lists 82.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. Statewide, high schools in Georgia average 15.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 80% of the student body. It compares with 71% for public schools in Douglas County.
Among Georgia public high schools, Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School outscored 26%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School scores 25.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 36.2%.
For the population of Douglas County, median household income comes to about $82,984, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Douglas County counts 37 public schools with about 26,121 students.
Sweetwater Elementary School sits about 0.2 miles from Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 1,460, from 1,515 in 2020-21.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
147,888
Census ACS
Median income
$82,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
26,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- New Manchester High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
- Mason Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 853 students
Other schools in Lithia Springs
- Turner Middle SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Factory Shoals Elementary SchoolElementary · 697 students
- Lithia Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Sweetwater Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- D.E.L.T.A. STEAM AcademyElementary · 391 students
- Annette Winn Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
Nearby schools
- Sweetwater Elementary School0.2 mi · 473
- Factory Shoals Elementary School1.0 mi · 697
- Mount Carmel Elementary School1.8 mi · 425
- Turner Middle School1.8 mi · 742
- D.E.L.T.A. STEAM Academy2.1 mi · 391
- Lithia Springs Elementary School2.1 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About Lithia Springs Comprehensive High SchoolHow large is Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School?
Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School enrolls approximately 1,460 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School serve?
Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School.
How diverse is Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School?
Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School reports a student body of 7% White, 42% Hispanic, 47% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School public or private?
Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Douglas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.