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Enrollment
1,016
High
DISTRICT 1,000 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCOGEE COUNTY·NCES 130387001418
Spencer High School
1000 Fort Benning Rd, Columbus, GA 31903 · (706) 683-8701 · Muscogee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,016 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,016 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 299 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 286 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 233 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 198 | 19% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
11.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 2 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.4% |
| 2023-24 | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.4% |
| 2021-22 | 9.1% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
12.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Spencer High School
Spencer High School's state test result (12.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer High School this school | 1,016 | 100.0% | 12.1% |
| Riverdale High School Riverdale | 1,359 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
| Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for Jonesboro | 887 | 100.0% | 3.3% |
| Mount Zion High School Jonesboro | 1,232 | 100.0% | 21.0% |
| Jonesboro High School Jonesboro | 1,630 | 100.0% | 29.6% |
| Towers High School Decatur | 876 | 100.0% | 14.8% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Spencer High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Muscogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.1% | #381 of 411 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #375 of 417 ▼ 12 | #8 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,016 | #256 of 480 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #193 of 413 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #297 of 413 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #56 of 425 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.0% | #28 of 226 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,016
+81 (+9%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,113
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,016 | 64.3 | 15.8:1 | 100% (1,016) |
| 2023-24 | 1,004 | 56 | 17.9:1 | 88% (887) |
| 2022-23 | 943 | 55.1 | 17.1:1 | 97% (911) |
| 2020-21 | 935 | 55 | 17.0:1 | 97% (903) |
| 2017-18 | 813 | 52 | 15.6:1 | 94% (768) |
| 2015-16 | 838 | 48 | 17.5:1 | 100% (835) |
| 2010-11 | 863 | 68 | 12.7:1 | 78% (675) |
| 2000-01 | 939 | 57 | 16.5:1 | 57% (537) |
| 1990-91 | 1,113 | 70 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spencer High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (813 to 1,016); teachers up 24% (52 to 64.3).
About Spencer High School
Spencer High School is a public high school run by Muscogee County in Columbus, Georgia. It enrolls 1,016 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12.
Spencer High School is one school in Muscogee County, a system of 54 schools with 30,091 students.
The largest group at Spencer High School is Black students, at 72%. The remaining students are 20% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% White. Among people living in Muscogee County, the Black share is about 47%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Spencer High School scores 44%.
Spencer High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1, with 64.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Georgia is about 15.2:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 100% at Spencer High School. It compares with 86% for public schools in Muscogee County.
Spencer High School scores 12.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 25.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Muscogee County show that the median household earns about $58,073 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Muscogee County has 57 public schools with about 30,110 students, including Spencer High School.
Of the public schools around it, Spencer High School is closest to Baker Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. Spencer High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Spencer High School ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 12.1% versus a 12.1% average.
Spencer High School falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,016, compared with 935 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.0:1 to 15.8:1.
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Muscogee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
203,711
Census ACS
Median income
$58,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
30,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muscogee County
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Shaw High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Hardaway High SchoolHigh · 1,067 students
- Jordan Vocational High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Carver High SchoolHigh · 887 students
Other schools in Columbus
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Shaw High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Hardaway High SchoolHigh · 1,067 students
- Jordan Vocational High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Carver High SchoolHigh · 887 students
Other Spencer High schools
One other US public school is named Spencer High. Spencer High School is the largest of the 2.
- Spencer High SchoolSpencer, IA · 688 students
Nearby schools
- Baker Middle School0.5 mi · 631
- Dorothy Height Elementary School0.7 mi · 419
- Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School1.0 mi · 487
- St. Marys Video and Communication Technology1.3 mi · 418
- South Columbus Elementary School1.3 mi · 326
- Eddy Middle School1.5 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About Spencer High SchoolHow many students attend Spencer High School?
Spencer High School enrolls approximately 1,016 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Spencer High School serve?
Spencer High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spencer High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spencer High School is approximately 15.8:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spencer High School?
At Spencer High School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 20% Hispanic, 72% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Spencer High School public or private?
Spencer High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Muscogee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.