Upson-Lee High School

Located at 268 Knight Trl, in Thomaston, Georgia, Upson-Lee High School is a moderately sized high school that educates 1,177 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Thomaston-Upson County.

Within Thomaston-Upson County, which oversees 4 schools and 3,996 students, Upson-Lee High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Upson-Lee High School records that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 37% Black, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Upson County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Upson-Lee High School shows 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages about 15.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, Upson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $55,429 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Upson County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,996 students), Upson-Lee High School is one campus in the mix.

Upson-Lee Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Upson-Lee High School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 10%: 1,311 students in 2018 compared to 1,177 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 59% to 51% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.