Pierce County High School

Located at 4850 County Farm Rd, in Blackshear, Georgia, Pierce County High School is a middle-of-the-pack four-year high school that instructs 1,053 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Pierce County.

Pierce County runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,647 students. Pierce County High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Pierce County High School reports that White students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school records 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Pierce County High School has 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Pierce County (around 87%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Pierce County High School ranks in the top 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 37.1%; Pierce County High School posts 83.9%, +46.8 points above that line.

In the area at large, Pierce County reports that median household income runs about $60,517, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Pierce County High School is one of 5 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 3,647 students).

Pierce County Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pierce County High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 50.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Pierce County High School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,048 (now 1,053). White enrollment moved from 81% to 75% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.