Social Circle High School

Social Circle High School is a low-enrollment senior high in Social Circle, Georgia, one of the schools within Social Circle City. The school instructs 629 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 1,120 students each, so Social Circle High School sits 44% below that benchmark.

Social Circle City runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,032 students. Social Circle High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Social Circle High School records that 69% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 21% Black, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Walton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Social Circle High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 47.9%; this one comes in at 25.2%, -22.7 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Walton County shows the typical household earns roughly $84,945 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Walton County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,815 students), of which Social Circle High School is one.

Social Circle Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Social Circle High School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 40.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Social Circle High School has increased 18%, going from 534 students in 2018 to 629 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 75% to 69% over that span.

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