Locust Grove High

Set in Locust Grove, Georgia, Locust Grove High is a mid-sized senior high, run under Henry County. It teaches 1,572 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 40% above the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Henry County runs 53 schools in total, collectively educating 43,012 students. Locust Grove High is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Locust Grove High logs that the most-represented group is Black (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 29% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. Compared to Henry County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Locust Grove High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Locust Grove High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 48.2%; this one comes in at 21.1%, -27.0 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Henry County) records that median household earnings sit near $83,146, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Henry County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 43,102 students), of which Locust Grove High is one.

The closest other public school is Locust Grove Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Locust Grove High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Locust Grove High at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 31.2%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Locust Grove High has grew 14%, going from 1,383 students in 2018 to 1,572 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 29% across the same window.

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