Enrollment
58
High
DISTRICT 114 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEBSTER COUNTY·NCES 130558003575
Webster County High School
7168 Washington St, Preston, GA 31824 · (229) 828-3365 · Webster County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL58 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% 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.
- C+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
9.2:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
58 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 | 21 | 36% |
| Grade 10 | 14 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 10 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 13 | 22% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Based on grade levels within Webster County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
16.7%
GA avg 44.6% . -13.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are down about 14 points since 2023.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.4% |
% 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
15.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% 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 Webster County High School
Webster County High School's state test result (15.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webster County High School this school | 58 | 100.0% | 15.4% |
| Peach County Achievement Academy Fort Valley | 60 | 100.0% | 4.1% |
| Baker County High School Newton | 77 | 100.0% | 15.9% |
| The Hope Academy School LaGrange | 83 | 100.0% | 9.3% |
| Second Chance Claxton | 55 | 100.0% | 1.9% |
| Delta Innovative School Quitman | 107 | 100.0% | 2.4% |
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 Webster County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 58 | #444 of 480 |
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
58
-16 (-22%) vs 2020
-43% since 2010-11, when it was 101
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 58 | 6.3 | 9.2:1 | 100% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 66 | 7.4 | 8.9:1 | 62% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 70 | 5.3 | 13.2:1 | 93% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 74 | 6 | 12.3:1 | 91% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 91 | 8 | 11.4:1 | 73% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 105 | 8 | 13.1:1 | 58% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 101 | 8 | 12.6:1 | 65% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Webster County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (91 to 58); teachers down 21% (8 to 6.3).
About Webster County High School
Webster County High School is a public small high school in Preston, Georgia. The school reports 58 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 95% smaller than the 1,120 average for high schools in Georgia.
Webster County has a total of 2 schools and 228 students, Webster County High School among them.
Roughly 64% of students at Webster County High School are Black. Other reported shares: 22% White, 9% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1 at Webster County High School, with 6.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 100% of enrollment. That tracks the 100% average for public schools in Webster County.
allk12 grades Webster County High School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Webster County High School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 25.7%. Webster County High School scores 15.4%, 10.3 points below that line.
Webster County has these Census figures: the median household income is $46,792, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 9% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. In all, Webster County has 2 public schools and roughly 228 students.
Webster County Elementary/Middle School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Nearby schools with test data average 34.5% proficiency; Webster County High School posts 15.4%.
For locale, NCES codes Webster County High School as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment at Webster County High School dropped 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 74 to 58 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.2:1.
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Webster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,381
Census ACS
Median income
$46,792
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
9%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
228 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Webster County
- Webster County Elementary/Middle SchoolElementary · 170 students
Other schools in Preston
- Webster County Elementary/Middle SchoolElementary · 170 students
Other Webster County High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Webster County High. Webster County High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Webster County High SchoolDixon, KY · 660 students
- Webster County High SchoolUpperglade, WV · 489 students
Nearby schools
- Webster County Elementary/Middle School0.0 mi · 170
- Stewart County High School12.4 mi · 114
- Stewart County Middle School12.4 mi · 82
- Stewart County Elementary School12.4 mi · 142
- L. K. Moss Elementary School15.6 mi · 606
- Schley County Elementary School18.2 mi · 604
Frequently asked questions
About Webster County High SchoolHow large is Webster County High School?
Webster County High School enrolls approximately 58 students in grades 09-12.
Is Webster County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Webster County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Webster County High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Webster County High School is approximately 9.2:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Webster County High School?
Student demographics at Webster County High School are roughly 22% White, 9% Hispanic, 64% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Webster County High School in?
Webster County High School is part of Webster County.
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