Long County High School

Long County High School is a middle-of-the-pack secondary school in Ludowici, Georgia, run under Long County. The school teaches 1,353 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 21% larger than the state mean of about 1,120.

Long County comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 4,724 students; Long County High School is among them.

Demographically, Long County High School records that the most-represented group is White (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 30% Black, 19% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Long County High School has 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Long County High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Long County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,808 per year, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Long County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,724 students), Long County High School is one campus in the mix.

Smiley Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Long County High School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.4%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 39%: 974 students in 2018 compared to 1,353 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 39% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.