Swainsboro High School

Swainsboro High School is a four-year high school of intimate scale in Swainsboro, Georgia, part of Emanuel County, hosting 796 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,120 students per school, that is 29% smaller than typical.

Emanuel County runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,939 students. Swainsboro High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Swainsboro High School records that 49% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 37% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 32% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 98% of students at Swainsboro High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Swainsboro High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.9%; this one delivers 29.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Emanuel County indicate median household earnings sit near $52,772, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Emanuel County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,939 students), of which Swainsboro High School is one.

Swainsboro Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Swainsboro High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 34.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Swainsboro High School has ticked up 8%, going from 734 students in 2018 to 796 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 42% to 37% over that span.

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