Macon County High School

Macon County High School operates as a minimally staffed 9-12 campus in Montezuma, Georgia, overseen by Macon County. Current enrollment sits at 333 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 70% leaner than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Macon County High School is one of 3 schools operated by Macon County, a district that instructs 1,047 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Macon County High School logs that 79% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Hispanic, 5% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Macon County High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Macon County's rate of about 94%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Macon County High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Macon County indicate median household earnings sit near $41,031, roughly 11% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Macon County's 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,047 students), Macon County High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Macon County Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Macon County High School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 27.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 25%: 443 students in 2018 compared to 333 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 85% to 79% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Macon County High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.