Mitchell County High School

Mitchell County High School is a rural-scale secondary school in Camilla, Georgia, part of Mitchell County. The school hosts 334 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 70% leaner than the state mean of about 1,120.

Across the 4 schools in Mitchell County (1,203 students total), Mitchell County High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Mitchell County High School shows that nearly all students (86%) are Black. Other groups include 8% White, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 45% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Mitchell County High School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.7:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Mitchell County (around 90%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Mitchell County High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.4%, the actual is 36.4%, a residual of -1.0 points.

Across the wider county, Mitchell County reports that the typical household earns roughly $57,613 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Mitchell County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,390 students), of which Mitchell County High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mitchell County Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Mitchell County High School. On composite proficiency, Mitchell County High School comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 22.9%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mitchell County High School has contracted 27%, going from 460 students in 2018 to 334 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share rose from 82% to 86%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 today.

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