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Newnan High School

190 Lagrange St, Newnan, GA 30263 · (770) 254-2880 · Coweta County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,214 STUDENTS
Enrollment
2,214
High
DISTRICT 2,452 · STATE 1,120
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
138 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
1,081 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 963829%
Grade 1055125%
Grade 1155425%
Grade 1247121%
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
1,24356%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 34% · US 43%
Hispanic
29113%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
56325%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 36% · US 15%
Asian
131%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
964%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
70%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
1,11250%
Female
1,10250%

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
Math
43.2%
GA avg 44.6% . -5.3pp since 2021

What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are down about 5 points since 2021.

Georgia Milestones results by year

School yearMath
2024-2543.2%
2023-2453.3%
2022-2353.9%
2021-2248.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Newnan High School

Newnan High School's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Newnan High School this school2,21448.8%53.9%
Effingham County High School
Springfield
2,19948.1%49.2%
South Paulding High School
Douglasville
1,88146.9%34.9%
Camden County High School
Kingsland
2,91243.4%61.7%
East Paulding High School
Dallas
1,98548.5%34.9%
Loganville High School
Loganville
1,91144.0%64.6%
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 Newnan High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Georgia
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
53.9%#96 of 411
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
43.2%#166 of 417
▼ 63
Enrollment
ranked largest first
2,214#47 of 480
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.0:1#207 of 413
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
60.1%#139 of 413
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.8%#309 of 425
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.3%#126 of 168
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 2024-25
Enrollment
2,214
-102 (-4%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 1,442
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252,21413816.0:149% (1,081)
2023-242,24613716.4:151% (1,151)
2022-232,33514016.7:141% (955)
2020-212,31613716.9:138% (870)
2017-182,31413117.7:143% (1,003)
2015-162,29912518.4:146% (1,066)
2010-112,32512818.2:148% (1,106)
2000-011,6238219.8:119% (301)
1990-911,4428317.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newnan High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (2,314 to 2,214); teachers up 5% (131 to 138).

About Newnan High School

In Newnan, Georgia, Newnan High School is a large high school. A federal count lists 2,214 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Georgia) has about 1,120 students.

A total of 29 schools make up Coweta County, with 23,064 students enrolled.

White students account for 56% of enrollment at Newnan High School. The remaining students are 25% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Coweta County is about 70% White. By the diversity index, Newnan High School comes in at 60%.

A ratio of 16.0:1 comes from the school's 138 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Georgia average 15.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 49% in 2024-25.

After adjusting for student poverty, Newnan High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.9%; the prediction is 52.1%.

Coweta County has these Census figures: median household income is about $95,548, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Coweta County number 31 and enroll about 23,423.

The nearest public school is Atkinson Elementary School, at about 0.7 miles. Newnan High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 39.4%, lower than Newnan High School's 53.9%.

Federal data place Newnan High School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The student count in 2024-25 was 2,214, 4% below the 2,316 of 2020-21.

Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Coweta County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
152,852
Census ACS
Median income
$95,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
23,423 students

Quick facts

School name
Newnan High School
District
Coweta County
Address
190 Lagrange St, Newnan, GA 30263
Phone
(770) 254-2880
County
Coweta County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
2,214
Teachers (FTE)
138
Student–teacher ratio
16.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
1,081 (49%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
130150000754
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Newnan High School
How many students attend Newnan High School?
Newnan High School enrolls approximately 2,214 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Newnan High School serve?
Newnan High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Newnan High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Newnan High School is approximately 16.0:1 (138 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Newnan High School?
At Newnan High School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 13% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Newnan High School in?
Newnan High School is part of Coweta County.
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