Toombs County High School

Toombs County High School is a high school of intimate scale in Lyons, Georgia, operated by Toombs County, educateing 896 students in grades 9 through 12.

Toombs County comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 3,118 students; Toombs County High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Toombs County High School records that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 19% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Toombs County High School lists 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 100% of students at Toombs County High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Toombs County High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.2%.

Around the school, census data for Toombs County shows median household income runs about $52,621, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Toombs County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,397 students), Toombs County High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lyons Primary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Toombs County High School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 32.9%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Toombs County High School has expanded 11%, going from 810 students in 2018 to 896 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 53% to 48% across the same window.

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