Spalding High School

Spalding High School, a medium-sized senior high in Griffin, Georgia, run under Griffin-Spalding County, instructs 1,208 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Griffin-Spalding County runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 9,350 students. Spalding High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Spalding High School lists that 46% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 36% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 36% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Spalding County (around 92%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Spalding High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.8%; this one delivers 23.6%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Spalding County indicate median household earnings sit near $62,071, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Spalding High School is one of 18 public schools in Spalding County (combined enrollment of about 9,350 students).

Futral Road Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Spalding High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 28.7%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Spalding High School has contracted 9%, going from 1,324 students in 2018 to 1,208 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 55% to 36%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.