Rockdale County High School

As a well-populated high school in Conyers, Georgia, Rockdale County High School caters to 2,336 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Rockdale County. That puts it 109% bigger than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Rockdale County comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 15,342 students; Rockdale County High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Rockdale County High School lists that 71% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school reports 18% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 128 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.3:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Rockdale County's rate of about 88%.

With demographic context factored in, Rockdale County High School is in the bottom 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 36.7%; Rockdale County High School posts 13.5%, -23.2 points below that line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Rockdale County put median household income runs about $77,247, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Rockdale County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,355 students), Rockdale County High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hicks Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rockdale County High School. On composite proficiency, Rockdale County High School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 27.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Rockdale County High School's enrollment has expanded 9% since 2018, when it stood at 2,144 (now 2,336). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 11% to 18% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Rockdale County High School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.