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Towns County High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1400 Highway 76 E
Hiawassee, GA 30546
Phone
(706) 896-4131
District
Towns County
County
TOWNS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
296
Classroom Teachers
25

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.8% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Towns County High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
33%
19%
39%
17%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
11
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 82 27.7%
Grade 10 73 24.7%
Grade 11 74 25.0%
Grade 12 67 22.6%
Total 296 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.2% 91.4% 37.7%
Black 1.4% 0.8% 38.1%
Hispanic 5.8% 6.6% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 1.1% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.6% 60.1% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 39.2% 49.6% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.5% 10.5% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 12,546 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 75.4 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.3% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 13.9% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 21.7% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.6% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 35.5% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,464 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 4.0% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.2% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.0% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.0% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.1% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.9% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.9% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.6% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.8% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 11.7% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,522 $9,541,000 60.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,283 $1,286,000 8.1%
Staff $447 $448,000 2.8%
General Administration $379 $380,000 2.4%
School Administration $909 $911,000 5.7%
Operation $1,151 $1,153,000 7.3%
Transportation $655 $656,000 4.1%
Other $285 $286,000 1.8%
Total Support $5,110 $5,120,000 32.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,212 $1,214,000 7.6%
Total Expenditures $15,843 $15,875,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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