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Enrollment
388
High
DISTRICT 203 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TELFAIR COUNTY·NCES 130483002442
Telfair County High School
458 S Third Ave, Mc Rae Helena, GA 31055 · (229) 868-6096 · Telfair County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Georgia public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 29.2:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
388 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 74%
Community
1
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 | 119 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 91 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 95 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 21% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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 Telfair County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
32.7%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores have held steady since 2023.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.7% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Telfair County High School
Telfair County High School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telfair County High School this school | 388 | 100.0% | 40.8% |
| Hawkinsville High School Hawkinsville | 388 | 100.0% | 40.8% |
| Taylor County High School Butler | 345 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
| Treutlen Middle/High School Soperton | 521 | 98.3% | 35.0% |
| Johnson County High School Wrightsville | 298 | 100.0% | 32.2% |
| McIntosh Academy Darien | 389 | 95.4% | 25.6% |
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 Telfair County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #187 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #236 of 417 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #375 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #66 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #111 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #70 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #27 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
388
-69 (-15%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 388 | 28.9 | 13.4:1 | 100% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 28.7 | 13.4:1 | 67% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 31.9 | 12.8:1 | 89% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 96% (441) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 30.6 | 15.9:1 | 97% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 94% (462) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 71% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 72% (363) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Telfair County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (487 to 388); teachers down 6% (30.6 to 28.9).
About Telfair County High School
Telfair County High School is a small high school in Telfair County, located in Mc Rae Helena, Georgia. It educates 388 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 65% smaller than the 1,120 average for high schools in Georgia.
Telfair County High School is one school in Telfair County, a system of 4 schools with 1,543 students.
Telfair County High School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 47%. The rest of enrollment is 38% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The White share in Telfair County as a whole is similar, at about 51%. Telfair County High School's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.4:1, with 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Telfair County High School is 100%. That tracks the 100% average for public schools in Telfair County.
allk12 grades Telfair County High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Telfair County High School scores 40.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 25.7%.
Telfair County High School is located in Telfair County, where the median household income is $50,929, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 10%, and about 21% of people live in poverty. Besides Telfair County High School, Telfair County has 3 other public schools.
Telfair County Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Telfair County High School, there are 3 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 40.8% is above the 37.7% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns Telfair County High School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment at Telfair County High School dropped 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 457 to 388 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.4:1) than in 2020-21 (14.7:1).
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Telfair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,831
Census ACS
Median income
$50,929
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,543 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Telfair County
- Telfair County ElementaryElementary · 793 students
- Telfair County Middle SchoolMiddle · 344 students
- Telfair Alternative Preparation SchoolHigh · 18 students
Other schools in Mc Rae Helena
- Telfair County ElementaryElementary · 793 students
- Telfair County Middle SchoolMiddle · 344 students
- Telfair Alternative Preparation SchoolHigh · 18 students
Nearby schools
- Telfair County Middle School0.1 mi · 344
- Telfair Alternative Preparation School1.4 mi · 18
- Telfair County Elementary2.8 mi · 793
- Wheeler County High School10.9 mi · 254
- Wheeler County Elementary School10.9 mi · 433
- Wheeler County Middle School10.9 mi · 161
Frequently asked questions
About Telfair County High SchoolHow large is Telfair County High School?
Telfair County High School enrolls approximately 388 students in grades 09-12.
Is Telfair County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Telfair County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Telfair County High School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Telfair County High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Telfair County High School?
At Telfair County High School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 8% Hispanic, 38% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Telfair County High School public or private?
Telfair County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Telfair County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.