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Alumni: what's one memory from Pelham High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
381
High
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PELHAM CITY·NCES 130408002461
Pelham High School
720 Barrow Ave SW, Pelham, GA 31779 · (229) 294-8623 · Mitchell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% 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.
- A+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
11.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
371 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
1
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 | 106 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 97 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 103 | 27% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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 Pelham City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
71.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 71 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 8 points since 2023.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 27% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Pelham High School
Pelham High School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelham High School this school | 381 | 97.4% | 49.3% |
| Jenkins County High School Millen | 309 | 99.4% | 30.3% |
| Manchester High School Manchester | 447 | 95.1% | 14.8% |
| Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School Washington | 368 | 92.7% | 36.5% |
| Wilkinson County High School Mc Intyre | 328 | 100.0% | 18.1% |
| 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 Pelham High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #124 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #28 of 417 ▲ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #376 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #21 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #178 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.4% | #95 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #82 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 2024-25Enrollment
381
-41 (-10%) vs 2020
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 439
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 381 | 34.6 | 11.0:1 | 97% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 36 | 11.0:1 | 64% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 35 | 12.3:1 | 100% (432) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 100% (422) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 100% (422) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 32 | 13.6:1 | 99% (433) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 67% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 55% (242) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pelham High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (422 to 381); teachers up 5% (33 to 34.6).
About Pelham High School
Pelham High School is a small high school that serves part of Pelham, Georgia. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 381 students. An average school in this group (high schools in Georgia) has about 1,120 students.
Pelham High School sits within Pelham City, which has 3 schools and 1,246 students.
At 53%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Pelham High School combined. The remaining students are 37% White and 9% Hispanic. Pelham High School has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.0:1, with 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Georgia is 15.2:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 97% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Pelham High School is A. Compared with Georgia public high schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Pelham High School scores 22.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 49.3% actual versus 27.0% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Mitchell County, median household income is about $57,613, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 18%. Pelham High School is among the 8 public schools in Mitchell County.
The closest other public school is Pelham Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 34.6% on proficiency, and Pelham High School is above that at 49.3%.
The federal government classifies Pelham High School's location as Rural: Distant.
The student count in 2024-25 was 381, 10% below the 422 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 12.8:1 to 11.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Mitchell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,058
Census ACS
Median income
$57,613
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,390 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pelham City
- Pelham Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
- Pelham City Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
Other schools in Pelham
- Shiver Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Pelham Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
- Pelham City Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
Other Pelham High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pelham High. Pelham High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Pelham High SchoolPelham, AL · 1,076 students
- Pelham High SchoolPelham, NH · 508 students
Nearby schools
- Pelham Elementary School0.4 mi · 578
- Pelham City Middle School0.9 mi · 287
- Shiver Elementary School7.9 mi · 579
- Mitchell County Primary School9.7 mi · 343
- Mitchell County Middle School9.8 mi · 250
- Mitchell County High School10.1 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Pelham High SchoolHow large is Pelham High School?
Pelham High School enrolls approximately 381 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Pelham High School serve?
Pelham High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pelham High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pelham High School is approximately 11.0:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pelham High School?
At Pelham High School, the student body is approximately 37% White, 9% Hispanic, 53% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Pelham High School public or private?
Pelham High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pelham City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.