Enrollment
179
High
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANDLER COUNTY·NCES 130081004361
Metter College and Career Academy
34905 Ga Highway 129 S, Metter, GA 30439 · (912) 685-5713 · Candler County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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.
- B-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
14.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
179 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 42 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 57 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 43 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 21% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
20.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 20 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 7 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.2% |
| 2022-23 | 18.2% |
| 2021-22 | 12.9% |
% 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
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Metter College and Career Academy
Metter College and Career Academy's state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metter College and Career Academy this school | 179 | 100.0% | 22.1% |
| Wiregrass Regional College and Career Academy Douglas | 215 | 100.0% | 48.2% |
| Montgomery County High School Mount Vernon | 264 | 100.0% | 34.8% |
| Phoenix High School Dalton | 141 | 100.0% | 2.2% |
| George Washington Carver Freshman Campus Douglas | 493 | 100.0% | 26.8% |
| Hawkinsville High School Hawkinsville | 388 | 100.0% | 40.8% |
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 Metter College and Career Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #324 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #334 of 417 ▼ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179 | #418 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #12 of 425 |
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
179
-64 (-26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 179 | 12.4 | 14.4:1 | 100% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 180 | 12 | 15.0:1 | 71% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 154 | 9.9 | 15.6:1 | 84% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 243 | 12 | 20.3:1 | 84% (204) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Metter College and Career Academy.
About Metter College and Career Academy
Metter College and Career Academy is a public very small high school in Metter, Georgia. The school covers grades 6 through 12 and reported 179 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 84% below the 1,120-student average for high schools in Georgia.
In Candler County, 4 schools enroll a combined 2,157 students.
No group is above 50% at Metter College and Career Academy; the largest is White, at 48%. The school is also 24% Black, 21% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 59%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Metter College and Career Academy scores 66%.
There are 12.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Metter College and Career Academy, giving a ratio of 14.4:1. High schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 15.2:1. By family income, 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Georgia public high schools, Metter College and Career Academy outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Metter College and Career Academy is 25.7%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 22.1%.
For Candler County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $49,581, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 4 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,157, Metter College and Career Academy among them.
Metter College and Career Academy is less than a tenth of a mile from Metter High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Metter College and Career Academy ranks 8th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Metter College and Career Academy as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's enrollment decreased 26% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 20.3:1 to 14.4:1.
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Candler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,043
Census ACS
Median income
$49,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
2,157 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Candler County
- Metter Elementary SchoolElementary · 994 students
- Metter Middle SchoolMiddle · 500 students
- Metter High SchoolHigh · 484 students
Other schools in Metter
- Metter Elementary SchoolElementary · 994 students
- Metter Middle SchoolMiddle · 500 students
- Metter High SchoolHigh · 484 students
Nearby schools
- Metter High School0.0 mi · 484
- Metter Middle School0.2 mi · 500
- Metter Elementary School2.5 mi · 994
- Portal Elementary School13.4 mi · 422
- Portal Middle/High School13.8 mi · 523
- Langston Chapel Elementary School14.2 mi · 647
Frequently asked questions
About Metter College and Career AcademyHow many students attend Metter College and Career Academy?
Metter College and Career Academy enrolls approximately 179 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Metter College and Career Academy serve?
Metter College and Career Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Metter College and Career Academy have?
Metter College and Career Academy employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Metter College and Career Academy?
Student demographics at Metter College and Career Academy are roughly 48% White, 21% Hispanic, 24% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Metter College and Career Academy in?
Metter College and Career Academy is part of Candler County.
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