Summary:
Towns County High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Hiawassee, Georgia, with a student population of 296. The school is part of the Towns County School District, which is ranked 17th out of 193 districts in Georgia and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Towns County High School consistently performs above the state average on the Georgia Milestones End-of-Course assessments, particularly in subjects like United States History, American Literature and Composition, and Biology. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 64.6% of students were proficient or better in United States History, compared to the state average of 38.7%. The school has also maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 90.7% to 97.7% over the past five years, significantly higher than the state average. However, the student population is predominantly white, with over 89% of students identifying as such, and a significant portion of the student population comes from lower-income households, with 41.51% to 48.65% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.
When compared to nearby high schools, such as Mountain Education High School, Rabun County High School, and Union County High School, Towns County High School stands out in several ways. It consistently outperforms the nearby schools on the Georgia Milestones assessments and has significantly higher four-year graduation rates. However, it has a higher percentage of white students compared to the more diverse student populations of the nearby schools. The school's spending per student has increased over the past few years, from $11,313 in 2016-2017 to $14,619 in 2018-2019, and the student-teacher ratio has decreased from 12.4 in 2020-2021 to 11.7 in 2022-2023, indicating a focus on resource allocation and smaller class sizes.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Towns County
SchoolDigger Rank:
62nd of 451 Georgia High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,619
Feeder schools for Towns County High School:
Student/teacher ratio: 11.7
Number of students: 296
Racial breakdown:
White:
91.2%
Hispanic:
5.7%
African American:
1.4%
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Two or more races:
1.0%
Asian:
0.3%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 48.6%
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