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Crisp County High School

Public Grades 9-12

400^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 12% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Crisp County High School in Cordele, GA, serves about 978 students in grades 9-12 and is the largest high school in its immediate area—nearly three times the size of nearby Wilcox County High School, Dooly County High School, and Turner County High School. The school operates within the Crisp County district, which ranks in the bottom tier of Georgia districts. Nearly all students (99.6%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting the profound economic challenges facing the community.

The most pressing concern is chronic absenteeism, which reached 47% in 2024-2025—about 2.5 times the state average—though it improved dramatically to 28.7% in 2025-2026. The dropout rate of 5.5% is more than double the state average, and the graduation rate fell from 86.9% to 81.7%, dropping below the state average. Test scores remain well below state averages across all subjects: in 2025-2026, only 22.8% of students were proficient in Algebra I (state: 48.1%), 22.1% in Biology (state: 47.2%), and just 11.3% in U.S. History (state: 38.5%). Notably, the school's Special Education students rank in the 29th percentile statewide—better than the school's overall 12th percentile ranking—while Hispanic students rank in just the 4th percentile, the lowest of any subgroup.

There are some encouraging signs. Per-student spending has risen 27% over three years to $14,718, and the student-teacher ratio improved from 18.4:1 to 15.6:1. However, these investments haven't yet translated into academic gains. The comparison with Wilcox County High School, just 18 miles away, is striking: Wilcox serves a similarly high-poverty population yet achieves dramatically better proficiency rates (31.8% in Algebra, 42.9% in Biology) and a 98.7% graduation rate. This shows that high poverty doesn't have to dictate low performance. Crisp County High School is at a crossroads—attendance is improving and resources are increasing, but the school must now find ways to turn those structural improvements into meaningful academic progress for all students.

978

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,718

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2402 Cougar Alley
Cordele, GA 31015

(229) 276-3430

District: Crisp County

Feeder schools for Crisp County High School:

Elementary:	Crisp County Elementary School
	Crisp County Primary School
Middle:	Crisp County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.3%

White:

29.1%

Hispanic:

7.6%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (20% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Georgia average (82% vs 87%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Georgia avg45%

400^th of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

185^th of 201Crisp 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	400 of 455	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	401 of 451	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	384 of 454	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	344 of 448	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	334 of 431	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	320 of 410	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	364 of 438	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	325 of 428	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	320 of 420	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.8	276 of 426	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.4	295 of 435	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.9	271 of 425	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.3	275 of 425	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.4	254 of 396	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.1	251 of 402	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.3	202 of 384	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.1	209 of 372	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.0	171 of 370	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.8	198 of 358	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.9	157 of 335	53.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	334 of 376	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	364 of 391	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	357 of 382	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	337 of 384	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	306 of 372	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	383 of 431	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	408 of 438	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	380 of 435	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	353 of 433	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	346 of 430	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	287 of 298	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	271 of 312	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	277 of 315	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	166 of 308	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	244 of 295	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	388 of 436	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	379 of 442	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	371 of 436	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	328 of 436	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	324 of 427	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	239 of 338	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	314 of 347	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	310 of 344	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	281 of 343	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	222 of 331	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	302 of 334	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	322 of 341	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	282 of 346	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	292 of 343	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	280 of 339	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)29th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

White (2026)10th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I23%-25 vs state

Biology22%-25 vs state

United States History11%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Crisp County High School	Public	9-12	2402 Cougar Alley	Cordele	31015	Crisp County	Crisp County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 276-3430	978	63	15.6	99.6%	285 (29.1%)	570 (58.3%)	74 (7.6%)	19 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.9%)	13.2	400^th of 455 public high schools	12.1%		13.2	401^st of 451 public high schools	11.1%	1	22.8	22.1	11.3	$14,718	$1,546	$13,171
Crisp RYDC	Public	5-12	130 Haralson Rd	Cordele	31015	Crisp County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(222) 271-4900	16	5	3.2	81.3%	3 (18.8%)	13 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Dooly County Prep Academy	Public	5-12	200 9th St	Vienna	31092	Dooly County	Dooly County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 268-7751	1	0	5.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Dooly County High School	Public	9-12	715 N 3rd St	Vienna	31092	Dooly County	Dooly County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 268-8181	329	24	13.7	82.4%	20 (6.1%)	216 (65.7%)	87 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	8.9	417^th of 455 public high schools	8.4%		7.5	425^th of 451 public high schools	5.8%	8	15.5	18.3	0.0	$19,584	$3,816	$15,768
Turner County High School	Public	9-12	316 Lamar St	Ashburn	31714	Turner County	Turner County	No	No	No	No	(229) 567-4377	313	31	10.0	100.0%	71 (22.7%)	214 (68.4%)	16 (5.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	24.7	324^th of 455 public high schools	28.8%		13.4	398^th of 451 public high schools	11.8%	74	31.8	34.9	6.3	$21,736	$1,171	$20,565
Wilcox County High School	Public	9-12	1358 Ga Highway 215 S	Rochelle	31079	Wilcox County	Wilcox County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 365-7231	343	24	14.4	81.0%	207 (60.3%)	112 (32.7%)	17 (5.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	31.8	276^th of 455 public high schools	39.3%		45.5	195^th of 451 public high schools	56.8%	81	31.8	42.9	21.1	$14,176	$938	$13,237

Frequently Asked Questions about Crisp County High School

What schools feed into Crisp County High School?

Crisp County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Crisp County Elementary School
Elementary : Crisp County Primary School
Middle : Crisp County Middle School

How many students attend Crisp County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 978 students attended Crisp County High School.

What district is Crisp County High School in?

Crisp County

Is Crisp County High School a good school?

Crisp County High School ranks in the bottom 12.1% of Georgia high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Crisp County High School?

Students at Crisp County High School are 58% African American, 29% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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2025–26 attendance dataNewAug 6, 2026

2025–26 Milestones Assessment scoresNewAug 6, 2026

2021–22 through 2024–25 Milestones Assessment scores (updated)NewAug 6, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026

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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