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Stephens County High School
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Stephens County High School
Stephens County High School is an average-sized four-year high school in Toccoa, Georgia, overseen by Stephens County. The school educates 1,133 students in grades 9 through 12.
Stephens County runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,855 students. Stephens County High School is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, Stephens County High School lists that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment; the rest looks like 12% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Stephens County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, Stephens County High School logs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Stephens County High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.4%; this one delivers 44.4%.
Around the school, Stephens County reports that median household earnings sit near $54,754, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Stephens County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,855 students), of which Stephens County High School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Big An Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Stephens County High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.5%.
Stephens County High School operates from a town-center location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Stephens County High School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 1,143 (now 1,133). White enrollment moved from 76% to 71% across the same window.
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Stephens County at a glance
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Related schools
- Stephens County Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- Toccoa Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Big A Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Stephens County Fifth Grade AcademyMiddle · 295 students
- Stephens County Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- Toccoa Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Stephens County Fifth Grade AcademyMiddle · 295 students
- Big A Elementary School0.4 mi · 403
- Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy0.6 mi · 295
- Stephens County Middle School0.6 mi · 848
- Liberty Elementary School1.5 mi · 571
- Toccoa Elementary School2.9 mi · 605
- Hazel Grove Elementary School8.9 mi · 272