Quitman County High School

Quitman County High School is one of the one-room-style secondary schools in Georgetown, Georgia, part of Quitman County, with 109 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 1,120 students each, so Quitman County High School sits 90% smaller than that benchmark.

Quitman County comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 309 students; Quitman County High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Quitman County High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (86%). Other groups include 11% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 53%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Quitman County High School records 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 82% of students at Quitman County High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Quitman County's rate of about 94%.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Quitman County High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 35.2%; actual is 10.7%, a gap of -24.5 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Quitman County indicate the typical household earns roughly $40,179 per year, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Quitman County's 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 309 students), Quitman County High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Quitman County Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Quitman County High School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 27.9%.

Quitman County High School operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Quitman County High School has edged down 4%, going from 113 students in 2018 to 109 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 15% to 11% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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