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Alumni: what's one memory from Whitewater High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,303
High
DISTRICT 1,394 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 130213002877
Whitewater High School
100 Wildcat Way, Fayetteville, GA 30215 · (770) 460-3935 · Fayette County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,303 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% 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.
- B+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
15.6:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
315 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 308 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 322 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 357 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 316 | 24% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
63.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 64 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 5 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.9% |
| 2023-24 | 67.1% |
| 2022-23 | 50.9% |
| 2021-22 | 58.7% |
% 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
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Whitewater High School
Whitewater High School's state test result (68.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater High School this school | 1,303 | 24.2% | 68.3% |
| Coastal Plains High School Brunswick | 1,161 | 27.6% | N/A |
| Allatoona High School Acworth | 1,560 | 29.4% | 62.1% |
| Midtown High School Atlanta | 1,696 | 27.4% | 61.1% |
| Decatur High School Decatur | 1,901 | 16.6% | 65.5% |
| Jefferson High School Jefferson | 1,339 | 25.8% | 67.0% |
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 Whitewater High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #34 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #58 of 417 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,303 | #183 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #174 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #106 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.2% | #397 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #61 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
1,303
-65 (-5%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 1,581
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 1,303 | 83.8 | 15.6:1 | 24% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 1,347 | 87.7 | 15.4:1 | 20% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 1,387 | 89.6 | 15.5:1 | 18% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 1,368 | 92 | 14.9:1 | 16% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 1,478 | 90.5 | 16.3:1 | 14% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 1,427 | 89 | 16.0:1 | 15% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 1,581 | 94 | 16.8:1 | 12% (192) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitewater High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,478 to 1,303); teachers down 7% (90.5 to 83.8).
About Whitewater High School
Whitewater High School is a medium-sized high school in Georgia, located in Fayetteville. School enrollment was 1,303 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12.
Fayette County is the local district for Whitewater High School. It runs 24 schools with 19,800 students.
Roughly 54% of students at Whitewater High School are White. Other reported shares: 25% Black, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is close to the 57% White share among all Fayette County residents. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Whitewater High School employs 83.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.6:1. That matches the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 24% in 2024-25. That is lower than the 34% average for public schools in Fayette County.
Whitewater High School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of Georgia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Whitewater High School is 3.4 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 68.3% actual, 64.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Georgia.
Fayette County census figures show that the median household income is $111,978, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 26 public schools in Fayette County, enrolling about 20,375 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Sara Harp Minter Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Whitewater High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Whitewater High School ranks 5th on proficiency.
Whitewater High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment dropped 5% from its 2020-21 level of 1,368.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
122,244
Census ACS
Median income
$111,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
20,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County
- McIntosh High SchoolHigh · 1,762 students
- Fayette County High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Starrs Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,357 students
- Sandy Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,189 students
- J.C. Booth Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,115 students
- Rising Starr Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
Other schools in Fayetteville
- Fayette County High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Starrs Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,357 students
- Rising Starr Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
- Bennett's Mill Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Whitewater Middle SchoolMiddle · 874 students
- Sara Harp Minter Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
Other Whitewater High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Whitewater High. Whitewater High School is the largest of the 3.
- Whitewater HighWhitewater, WI · 606 students
- Whitewater High SchoolWhitewater, MT · 10 students
Nearby schools
- Sara Harp Minter Elementary School0.2 mi · 689
- Whitewater Middle School0.7 mi · 874
- Inman Elementary3.2 mi · 659
- Starrs Mill High School3.6 mi · 1,357
- Rising Starr Middle School3.7 mi · 931
- Braelinn Elementary School3.8 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Whitewater High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Whitewater High School?
Whitewater High School enrolls approximately 1,303 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Whitewater High School serve?
Whitewater High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Whitewater High School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Whitewater High School.
What is the student diversity at Whitewater High School?
Student demographics at Whitewater High School are roughly 54% White, 11% Hispanic, 25% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Whitewater High School in?
Whitewater High School is part of Fayette County.
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