Worth County High School

As a modestly sized senior high in Sylvester, Georgia, Worth County High School enrolls 856 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Worth County. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 1,120 students each, so Worth County High School sits 24% below that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in Worth County (3,057 students total), Worth County High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Worth County High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 36% Black, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Worth County High School has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Worth County High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Worth County High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Worth County indicate median household income runs about $58,694, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. In all, Worth County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,057 students), of which Worth County High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Worth County Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Worth County High School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 23.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 3%: 834 students in 2018 compared to 856 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 63% to 56%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

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