Enrollment
345
High
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAYLOR COUNTY·NCES 130480002440
Taylor County High School
52 RL McDougald Drive, Butler, GA 31006 · (478) 862-3314 · Taylor County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Georgia public high schools
- C-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
10.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
345 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 89 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 88 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 85 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 24% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Taylor County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
24.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 24 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 8 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 39.2% |
| 2022-23 | 13.2% |
| 2021-22 | 16.3% |
% 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
21.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 Taylor County High School
Taylor County High School's state test result (21.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor County High School this school | 345 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
| Johnson County High School Wrightsville | 298 | 100.0% | 32.2% |
| Telfair County High School Mc Rae Helena | 388 | 100.0% | 40.8% |
| McIntosh Academy Darien | 389 | 95.4% | 25.6% |
| Hawkinsville High School Hawkinsville | 388 | 100.0% | 40.8% |
| Treutlen Middle/High School Soperton | 521 | 98.3% | 35.0% |
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 Taylor County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #331 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #307 of 417 ▼ 122 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #382 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #19 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #181 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #69 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #43 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
345
-46 (-12%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 345 | 31.8 | 10.8:1 | 100% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 31.6 | 11.7:1 | 79% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 367 | 33.2 | 11.1:1 | 97% (356) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 97% (378) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 27.3 | 15.1:1 | 65% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 68% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 70% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 55% (242) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taylor County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (411 to 345); teachers up 16% (27.3 to 31.8).
About Taylor County High School
This page covers Taylor County High School, a very small high school in Butler, Georgia. The school has 345 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Georgia enroll about 1,120 students on average.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Taylor County totals 1,176 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Taylor County High School is White, with 49% of students. Other groups make up 43% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Taylor County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Taylor County High School scores 57%.
Teacher count: 31.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.8:1. The average for high schools in Georgia, 15.2:1, is higher. Roughly 100% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 100% average for public schools in Taylor County.
Taylor County High School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of Georgia public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 25.7% for Taylor County High School. The school posts 21.4%, 4.2 points below the prediction.
Looking at the county, Taylor County, the median household earns about $41,788 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 22% of people live in poverty. Counting Taylor County High School, Taylor County has 4 public schools.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Taylor County Elementary, is the closest to Taylor County High School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Its average proficiency rate of 21.4% is below the 25.9% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Taylor County High School as Rural: Remote.
The school shrank from 391 students in 2020-21 to 345 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.8:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Taylor County High School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Taylor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,786
Census ACS
Median income
$41,788
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,176 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Taylor County
- Taylor County Primary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Taylor County Middle SchoolMiddle · 245 students
- Taylor County ElementaryElementary · 244 students
Other schools in Butler
- Taylor County Primary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Taylor County Middle SchoolMiddle · 245 students
- Taylor County ElementaryElementary · 244 students
Other Taylor County High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Taylor County High. Taylor County High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Taylor County High SchoolCampbellsville, KY · 819 students
- TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLPERRY, FL · 639 students
Nearby schools
- Taylor County Elementary0.4 mi · 244
- Taylor County Primary School0.6 mi · 342
- Taylor County Middle School0.8 mi · 245
- Crawford County Middle School17.3 mi · 373
- Crawford County High School17.3 mi · 485
- Crawford County Primary School17.5 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Taylor County High SchoolHow large is Taylor County High School?
Taylor County High School enrolls approximately 345 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Taylor County High School serve?
Taylor County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Taylor County High School have?
Taylor County High School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Taylor County High School?
Student demographics at Taylor County High School are roughly 49% White, 3% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Taylor County High School public or private?
Taylor County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Taylor County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.