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Enrollment
1,940
High
DISTRICT 1,873 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON COUNTY·NCES 130288003969
Veterans High School
340 Piney Grove Rd, Kathleen, GA 31047 · (478) 218-7537 · Houston County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,940 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Georgia public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
18.6:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
768 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 501 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 489 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 463 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 487 | 25% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
72.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +29.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 72 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 29 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.1% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% |
| 2022-23 | 40.8% |
| 2021-22 | 42.7% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Veterans High School
Veterans High School's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans High School this school | 1,940 | 39.6% | 67.3% |
| Ola High School McDonough | 1,586 | 38.8% | 56.8% |
| Evans High School Evans | 1,800 | 38.6% | 46.5% |
| Villa Rica High School Villa Rica | 1,681 | 36.9% | 38.9% |
| South Paulding High School Douglasville | 1,881 | 46.9% | 34.9% |
| Camden County High School Kingsland | 2,912 | 43.4% | 61.7% |
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 Veterans High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #38 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #24 of 417 ▲ 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,940 | #77 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #372 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #104 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #355 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.5% | #54 of 226 |
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
1,940
+164 (+9%) vs 2020
+110% since 2010-11, when it was 926
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 1,940 | 104.3 | 18.6:1 | 40% (768) |
| 2023-24 | 1,937 | 99.7 | 19.4:1 | 41% (795) |
| 2022-23 | 1,914 | 97.3 | 19.7:1 | 30% (576) |
| 2020-21 | 1,776 | 90 | 19.7:1 | 24% (433) |
| 2017-18 | 1,651 | 89 | 18.6:1 | 26% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 1,506 | 83 | 18.1:1 | 25% (377) |
| 2010-11 | 926 | 53 | 17.5:1 | 22% (205) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Veterans High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (1,651 to 1,940); teachers up 17% (89 to 104.3).
About Veterans High School
Veterans High School is a large high school in Kathleen, Georgia, under Houston County. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,940 students. Across high schools in Georgia, the average enrollment is about 1,120.
Veterans High School is one of 38 schools in Houston County, which enrolls 30,939 students in total.
White students are 51% of those enrolled at Veterans High School. Next come 31% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That is in line with Houston County, where about 54% of residents are White. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Veterans High School are from different groups.
Veterans High School reports a ratio of 18.6 students per teacher, from 104.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia is 3.4 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Veterans High School, 40% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Houston County is 74%.
Among Georgia public high schools, Veterans High School outscored 93%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
In Georgia, Veterans High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 67.3% actual against a predicted 56.9%.
Houston County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $80,698, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Houston County's 39 public schools enroll about 30,939 students and include Veterans High School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Matt Arthur Primary School, is about 1.7 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Veterans High School places 3rd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Veterans High School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 1,940 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,776. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.7:1 to 18.6:1.
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Houston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
169,649
Census ACS
Median income
$80,698
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
30,939 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Houston County
- Houston County High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Warner Robins High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 1,615 students
- Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,164 students
- Bonaire Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,151 students
Other schools in Kathleen
- Mossy Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 796 students
- Matthew Arthur Elementary SchoolElementary · 450 students
Nearby schools
- Matt Arthur Primary School1.7 mi · 521
- Hilltop Elementary School2.1 mi · 590
- Matthew Arthur Elementary School2.3 mi · 450
- Bonaire Elementary School2.4 mi · 547
- Bonaire Middle School2.6 mi · 1,151
- Bonaire Primary School3.0 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Veterans High SchoolHow large is Veterans High School?
Veterans High School enrolls approximately 1,940 students in grades 09-12.
Is Veterans High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Veterans High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Veterans High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Veterans High School is approximately 18.6:1 (104 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Veterans High School?
At Veterans High School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 9% Hispanic, 31% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Veterans High School in?
Veterans High School is part of Houston County.
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