Rutland High School

Rutland High School is one of the intimate secondary schools in Macon, Georgia, overseen by Bibb County, with 921 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Across the 35 schools in Bibb County (21,334 students total), Rutland High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Rutland High School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 56% of enrollment; the rest looks like 23% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Bibb County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Rutland High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Bibb County's rate of about 61%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rutland High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 52.1%; actual is 18.8%, a gap of -33.3 points.

In the broader community, Bibb County reports that the typical household earns roughly $51,234 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 20%. Across Bibb County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,725 students), Rutland High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Rutland Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Rutland High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rutland High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 22.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Rutland High School's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 1,024 (now 921). White enrollment moved from 41% to 23% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Rutland High School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.