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Enrollment
1,219
High
DISTRICT 662 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PICKENS COUNTY·NCES 130411002276
Pickens County High School
500 Dragon Dr, Jasper, GA 30143 · (706) 253-1800 · Pickens County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,219 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
591 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 320 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 333 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 261 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 305 | 25% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 Pickens County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
46.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores have held steady since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.9% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.1% |
| 2021-22 | 46.3% |
% 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Pickens County High School
Pickens County High School's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickens County High School this school | 1,219 | 48.5% | 52.5% |
| Ringgold High School Ringgold | 1,052 | 46.0% | 54.8% |
| Lumpkin County High School Dahlonega | 1,125 | 44.2% | 44.7% |
| Adairsville High School Adairsville | 1,206 | 48.8% | 40.4% |
| Armuchee High School Rome | 953 | 47.8% | 52.3% |
| Model High Rome | 915 | 39.7% | 57.2% |
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 Pickens County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #106 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #145 of 417 ▼ 87 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,219 | #204 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #117 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #380 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.5% | #316 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #57 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
1,219
-90 (-7%) vs 2020
+29% since 2000-01, when it was 943
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 1,219 | 84.2 | 14.5:1 | 48% (591) |
| 2023-24 | 1,269 | 85.6 | 14.8:1 | 54% (682) |
| 2022-23 | 1,259 | 82.6 | 15.2:1 | 36% (452) |
| 2020-21 | 1,309 | 87 | 15.1:1 | 39% (512) |
| 2017-18 | 1,399 | 83.7 | 16.7:1 | 41% (580) |
| 2015-16 | 1,341 | 75 | 17.9:1 | 44% (596) |
| 2010-11 | 1,222 | 83 | 14.7:1 | 45% (547) |
| 2000-01 | 943 | 61 | 15.5:1 | 24% (222) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pickens County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,399 to 1,219); teachers up 1% (83.7 to 84.2).
About Pickens County High School
Pickens County High School is a high school in Jasper, Georgia, and it is part of Pickens County. Federal data show 1,219 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Pickens County is the district for Pickens County High School. It has 6 schools and 3,970 students.
The share of students at Pickens County High School who are White is 90%. Enrollment also includes 7% Hispanic. Pickens County residents are about 92% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
Pickens County High School has 84.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.5:1. The average for high schools in Georgia is about 15.2:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 48%. The rate at public schools in Pickens County averages 58%, higher than here.
Pickens County High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.5%, compared with a predicted 52.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Pickens County, the median household earns about $78,930 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Pickens County High School, Pickens County has 6 public schools.
About 1.3 miles separate Pickens County High School from the closest public school, Pickens County Junior High School. Other public schools within five miles: 4. On average proficiency, Pickens County High School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
From 1,309 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 1,219 by 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Pickens County High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pickens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,951
Census ACS
Median income
$78,930
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,970 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pickens County
- Pickens County Junior High SchoolMiddle · 638 students
- Hill City Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Jasper Middle SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Tate Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
Other schools in Jasper
- Pickens County Junior High SchoolMiddle · 638 students
- Hill City Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Jasper Middle SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
Other Pickens County High schools
One other US public school is named Pickens County High. Pickens County High School is the largest of the 2.
- Pickens County High SchoolReform, AL · 265 students
Nearby schools
- Pickens County Junior High School1.3 mi · 638
- Harmony Elementary School2.2 mi · 509
- Jasper Middle School2.4 mi · 573
- Tate Elementary School2.5 mi · 429
- Hill City Elementary School7.1 mi · 602
- Ball Ground Elementary School8.1 mi · 663
Frequently asked questions
About Pickens County High SchoolHow many students attend Pickens County High School?
Pickens County High School enrolls approximately 1,219 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Pickens County High School serve?
Pickens County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Pickens County High School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Pickens County High School.
What is the student diversity at Pickens County High School?
Student demographics at Pickens County High School are roughly 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Pickens County High School in?
Pickens County High School is part of Pickens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.