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Spencer High School

Public Grades 9-12

417^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Georgia High Schools

Better than 8% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Spencer High School is a public high school in Columbus, Georgia, serving 1,004 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Muscogee County School District, which is ranked 155 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Spencer High School consistently underperforms compared to the Muscogee County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 14% of Spencer students were proficient or better in American Literature and Composition, compared to 36.4% in Muscogee County and 40.4% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rate has also ranged from 84.4% to 94.1% in recent years, generally lower than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby high schools, such as Northside High, Shaw High, and Rainey McCullers School of the Arts, generally outperform Spencer High School on academic metrics and have higher graduation rates, despite being part of the same Muscogee County School District. Additionally, Spencer High School has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 88.35% to 96.61% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the other nearby high schools.

1,016

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,388

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Fort Benning Rd
Columbus, GA 31903

(706) 683-8701

District: Muscogee County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.7%

Hispanic:

20.3%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (13% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg31%

Georgia avg42%

417^th of 452

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9High Schools in the Muscogee County

155^th of 206Muscogee County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	417 of 452	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	417 of 458	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	382 of 442	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	374 of 429	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	385 of 410	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	388 of 438	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	389 of 428	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	377 of 420	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.0	380 of 426	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.8	359 of 435	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.1	350 of 425	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.3	380 of 425	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.5	361 of 396	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.1	363 of 402	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.1	351 of 384	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.6	358 of 372	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.0	353 of 370	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.6	338 of 358	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.8	315 of 335	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Biology17%-27 vs state

American Literature and Composition14%-26 vs state

Algebra I10%-34 vs state

United States History9%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Spencer High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2025)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Spencer High School	Public	9-12	1000 Fort Benning Rd	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8701	1,016	64	15.8	100.0%	26 (2.6%)	728 (71.7%)	206 (20.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	46 (4.5%)	10.5	417^th of 452 public high schools	7.7%		10.8	417^th of 458 public high schools	9.0%		14.0	10.5	16.8	9.1									$12,388	$1,504	$10,884
Carver High School	Public	9-12	3100 8th St	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2499	887	62	14.4	100.0%	19 (2.1%)	793 (89.4%)	40 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.6%)	12.2	411^th of 452 public high schools	9.1%		12.3	409^th of 458 public high schools	10.7%	2	16.4	12.2	15.5	14.5									$12,725	$1,386	$11,339
Rainey McCullers School of the Arts	Public	6-12	1700 Midtown Dr	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-3304	420	33	12.7	60.0%	143 (34.0%)	170 (40.5%)	57 (13.6%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (9.3%)	79.4	50^th of 452 public high schools	88.9%		78.8	52^nd of 458 public high schools	88.6%	2	83.3	57.5	62.3	76.7	70.8	86.1	66.2	38.9	61.1	60.3	65.0	50.0	$15,042	$525	$14,518
Columbus High School	Public	9-12	1700 Cherokee Ave	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-2534	1,161	61	19.0	20.7%	478 (41.2%)	253 (21.8%)	150 (12.9%)	189 (16.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (7.6%)	96.2	3^rd of 452 public high schools	99.3%		97.2	3^rd of 458 public high schools	99.3%		93.5	91.5	87.8	63.2									$11,583	$528	$11,055
Kendrick High School	Public	9-12	6015 Georgetown Dr	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 565-2960	840	56	14.9	100.0%	17 (2.0%)	726 (86.4%)	46 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.8%)	11	415^th of 452 public high schools	8.2%		14.4	400^th of 458 public high schools	12.7%	15	13.7	3.3	12.5	18.7									$12,569	$1,383	$11,186
Hardaway High School	Public	9-12	2901 College Dr	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2766	1,067	80	13.3	100.0%	145 (13.6%)	713 (66.8%)	115 (10.8%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	81 (7.6%)	21.2	351^st of 452 public high schools	22.3%		34.3	274^th of 458 public high schools	40.2%	77	26.6	13.7	24.9	23.6									$13,596	$1,438	$12,158
Jordan Vocational High School	Public	9-12	3200 Howard Ave	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2819	1,040	82	12.6	100.0%	205 (19.7%)	501 (48.2%)	242 (23.3%)	10 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (7.5%)	13	406^th of 452 public high schools	10.2%		12.3	408^th of 458 public high schools	10.9%	2	17.9	17.3	12.7	16.2									$13,915	$1,655	$12,260
Muscogee Youth Development Campus	Public	5-12	7700 Chattsworth Rd	Midland	31820	Muscogee County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-2863	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	7700-B Chattsworth Rd	Midland	31820	Muscogee County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 568-2498	19	6	3.1	84.2%	7 (36.8%)	12 (63.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		0.0
Shaw High School	Public	9-12	7579 Raider Way	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 569-3638	1,162	80	14.5	81.0%	165 (14.2%)	655 (56.4%)	170 (14.6%)	41 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	124 (10.7%)	24.1	337^th of 452 public high schools	25.4%		27.3	316^th of 458 public high schools	31.0%	21	29.7	24.6	24.1	18.9									$12,851	$899	$11,952

Frequently Asked Questions about Spencer High School

Is Spencer High School a good school?

Spencer High School ranks in the bottom 7.7% of Georgia high schools.

What district is Spencer High School in?

Muscogee County

What schools feed into Spencer High School?

Spencer High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dorothy Height Elementary School
Elementary : Key Elementary School
Elementary : Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School
Elementary : South Columbus Elementary School
Middle : Eddy Middle School

How many students attend Spencer High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,016 students attended Spencer High School.

What is the racial makeup of Spencer High School?

Students at Spencer High School are 72% African American, 20% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% White.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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