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Enrollment
690
High
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OGLETHORPE COUNTY·NCES 130399001468
Oglethorpe County High School
749 Athens Rd, Lexington, GA 30648 · (706) 743-8124 · Oglethorpe County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL690 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Georgia public high schools
- B-Test 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
16.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
545 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 204 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 163 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 163 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 160 | 23% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Oglethorpe County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
43.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 44 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 14 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 32.3% |
| 2022-23 | 35.8% |
| 2021-22 | 30.2% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Oglethorpe County High School
Oglethorpe County High School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oglethorpe County High School this school | 690 | 79.0% | 39.1% |
| Berrien High School Nashville | 850 | 85.2% | 46.2% |
| Hart County High School Hartwell | 1,071 | 85.5% | 47.3% |
| Chattooga High School Summerville | 775 | 78.2% | 34.4% |
| Portal Middle/High School Portal | 523 | 83.9% | 36.6% |
| Pierce County High School Blackshear | 1,053 | 78.0% | 83.9% |
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 Oglethorpe County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #198 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #161 of 417 ▲ 76 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 690 | #322 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #223 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #175 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.0% | #187 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #166 of 226 |
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
690
+53 (+8%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 690 | 42.7 | 16.2:1 | 79% (545) |
| 2023-24 | 679 | 42.8 | 15.9:1 | 64% (435) |
| 2022-23 | 655 | 41 | 16.0:1 | 51% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 637 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 47% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 54% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 650 | 39 | 16.7:1 | 51% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 710 | 49 | 14.5:1 | 52% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 590 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 34% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 463 | 28 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oglethorpe County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (659 to 690); teachers down 1% (43 to 42.7).
About Oglethorpe County High School
Oglethorpe County High School is a small high school. Its address is in Lexington, Georgia. Enrollment stands at 690 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 38% below the average of about 1,120 students for high schools in Georgia.
Oglethorpe County High School is one school in a 4-school district, Oglethorpe County, which enrolls 2,293 students.
At Oglethorpe County High School, 60% of students are White. Other students are 18% Black, 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is lower than the 74% White share among all Oglethorpe County residents. The diversity index for Oglethorpe County High School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 42.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.2:1. Compared with the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 79%.
Oglethorpe County High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 59% of Georgia public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Oglethorpe County High School is 2.6 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.1% actual, 36.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Georgia.
In Oglethorpe County, median household income comes to about $75,034, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 4, with about 2,293 students.
Oglethorpe County Middle School is about 1.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Oglethorpe County High School at 4th of 8.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 690, up from 637 in 2020-21.
Oglethorpe County High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Oglethorpe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,509
Census ACS
Median income
$75,034
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
2,293 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oglethorpe County
- Oglethorpe County Primary SchoolElementary · 559 students
- Oglethorpe County Middle SchoolMiddle · 523 students
- Oglethorpe County Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Oglethorpe County Primary SchoolElementary · 559 students
- Oglethorpe County Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
Nearby schools
- Oglethorpe County Middle School1.2 mi · 523
- Oglethorpe County Elementary School1.3 mi · 521
- Oglethorpe County Primary School1.4 mi · 559
- Whit Davis Road Elementary School11.1 mi · 395
- Winterville Elementary School11.1 mi · 343
- Cedar Shoals High School12.1 mi · 1,489
Frequently asked questions
About Oglethorpe County High SchoolHow many students attend Oglethorpe County High School?
Oglethorpe County High School enrolls approximately 690 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Oglethorpe County High School serve?
Oglethorpe County High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Oglethorpe County High School have?
Oglethorpe County High School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Oglethorpe County High School?
Student demographics at Oglethorpe County High School are roughly 60% White, 15% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Oglethorpe County High School public or private?
Oglethorpe County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oglethorpe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.