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Enrollment
1,357
High
DISTRICT 1,394 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 130213002165
Starrs Mill High School
193 Panther Path, Fayetteville, GA 30215 · (770) 486-2710 · Fayette County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,357 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Georgia public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
172 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 353 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 331 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 323 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 350 | 26% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
64.3%
GA avg 44.6% . -3.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are down about 4 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.3% |
| 2023-24 | 73.5% |
| 2022-23 | 62.2% |
| 2021-22 | 67.8% |
% 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
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Starrs Mill High School
Starrs Mill High School's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starrs Mill High School this school | 1,357 | 12.7% | 76.0% |
| North Oconee High School Bogart | 1,432 | 15.0% | 82.5% |
| Pope High School Marietta | 1,793 | 10.1% | 78.3% |
| Oconee County High School Watkinsville | 1,313 | 15.7% | 74.6% |
| Greenbrier High School Evans | 1,935 | 16.4% | 69.2% |
| Lassiter High School Marietta | 2,005 | 13.6% | 79.7% |
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 Starrs Mill High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #18 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #54 of 417 ▼ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,357 | #169 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #206 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #254 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.7% | #416 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #127 of 168 |
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
1,357
+21 (+2%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 1,596
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 1,357 | 84.8 | 16.0:1 | 13% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 1,361 | 88.6 | 15.4:1 | 15% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 1,360 | 90.2 | 15.1:1 | 7% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 1,336 | 89 | 15.0:1 | 9% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 1,413 | 88 | 16.1:1 | 7% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 1,393 | 85 | 16.4:1 | 9% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 1,587 | 95 | 16.7:1 | 8% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 1,596 | 102 | 15.7:1 | 3% (47) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Starrs Mill High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,413 to 1,357); teachers down 4% (88 to 84.8).
About Starrs Mill High School
Starrs Mill High School is a medium-sized high school found in Fayetteville, Georgia. It serves 1,357 students in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Georgia is roughly 1,120 students; this school is 21% above that.
Fayette County counts 24 schools and 19,800 students, including Starrs Mill High School.
White students account for 69% of enrollment at Starrs Mill High School. Enrollment also includes 10% Black, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's White share is 12 points above the 57% share among Fayette County residents. By the diversity index, Starrs Mill High School comes in at 50%.
The school reported 84.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.0:1. The 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 13% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Among public schools in Fayette County, the average eligibility rate is 34%.
allk12 grades Starrs Mill High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Starrs Mill High School is +5.2 points: 76.0% actual, 70.8% predicted.
Fayette County census figures show that median household income is about $111,978, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. A total of 26 public schools operate in Fayette County, serving about 20,375 students.
The nearest other public school, Rising Starr Middle School, is about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Starrs Mill High School. On state test proficiency, Starrs Mill High School ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show 1,336 students in 2020-21 and 1,357 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
122,244
Census ACS
Median income
$111,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
20,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County
- McIntosh High SchoolHigh · 1,762 students
- Fayette County High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Whitewater High SchoolHigh · 1,303 students
- Sandy Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,189 students
- J.C. Booth Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,115 students
- Rising Starr Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
Other schools in Fayetteville
- Fayette County High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Whitewater High SchoolHigh · 1,303 students
- Rising Starr Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
- Bennett's Mill Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Whitewater Middle SchoolMiddle · 874 students
- Sara Harp Minter Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
Nearby schools
- Rising Starr Middle School0.1 mi · 931
- Peeples Elementary School0.3 mi · 658
- Braelinn Elementary School2.2 mi · 538
- Oak Grove Elementary School3.0 mi · 450
- Whitewater High School3.6 mi · 1,303
- Sara Harp Minter Elementary School3.7 mi · 689
Frequently asked questions
About Starrs Mill High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Starrs Mill High School?
Starrs Mill High School enrolls approximately 1,357 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Starrs Mill High School serve?
Starrs Mill High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Starrs Mill High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Starrs Mill High School is approximately 16.0:1 (85 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Starrs Mill High School?
Starrs Mill High School reports a student body of 69% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Starrs Mill High School?
Starrs Mill High School is overseen by Fayette County in Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.