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Tift 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1 Blue Devil Way
Tifton, GA 31794
Phone
(229) 387-2475
District
Tift County
County
TIFT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
2266
Classroom Teachers
131

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

5

(10 is best)

Better than 42.3% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

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

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
41%
36%
43%
28%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 611 27.0%
Grade 10 571 25.2%
Grade 11 574 25.3%
Grade 12 510 22.5%
Total 2266 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 39.8% 39.0% 36.9%
Black 37.0% 38.1% 38.0%
Hispanic 21.2% 21.2% 19.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.8% 1.6% 5.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.3% 84.7% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 67.3% 84.7% 58.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 41,322 11,029,227
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 158.4 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.6% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.1% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.1% 33.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.8% 25.3%
65 OR OLDER 15.5% 14.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 15,541 4,008,013
Single Parent Households With Children 14.2% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.7% 89.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.2% 34.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.9% 19.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.2% 17.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.2% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.5% 16.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.2% 14.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.5% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 11.6% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,357 $63,776,000 62.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $691 $5,273,000 5.1%
Staff $689 $5,255,000 5.1%
General Administration $80 $609,000 0.6%
School Administration $888 $6,780,000 6.6%
Operation $751 $5,728,000 5.6%
Transportation $340 $2,592,000 2.5%
Other $182 $1,392,000 1.4%
Total Support $3,621 $27,629,000 26.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,485 $11,334,000 11.0%
Total Expenditures $13,463 $102,739,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,135 $14,234,567,000 54.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $818 $1,431,313,000 5.5%
Staff $707 $1,236,496,000 4.7%
General Administration $212 $370,592,000 1.4%
School Administration $821 $1,435,711,000 5.5%
Operation $1,010 $1,767,938,000 6.8%
Transportation $616 $1,077,949,000 4.1%
Other $478 $836,750,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,662 $8,156,749,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,138 $3,740,459,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $14,935 $26,131,775,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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