Summary:
Zip code 30513, covering the Blue Ridge area of Georgia, is served by a single high school: Fannin County High School, which enrolls 824 students in grades 9-12 within the Fannin County district.
For parents, the most encouraging news is that Fannin County High School excels at keeping students on track to graduate. Its graduation rate stands at 90.6%, well above the state average of 87.2%, and its dropout rate of 1.1% is less than half the statewide figure of 2.4%. This is particularly notable given that 83% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a high-poverty context where such outcomes are not always the norm. The school also shows academic strength in Biology, with 52.9% of students scoring proficient—5.7 points above the state—and it edges out the state average in Algebra I (50.3% vs. 48.1%). With a favorable 14:1 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $16,132, the school has solid resources to support its students.
However, there are areas of concern. Chronic absenteeism is a notable issue, affecting 22.1% of students compared to 17.7% statewide, and this rate is also higher than the district's own 20.9%. Algebra I proficiency slipped from 55.4% to 50.3% year-over-year, even as the state improved, narrowing the school's advantage. The most significant weakness is in United States History, where proficiency fell sharply from 40.0% to 29.8%, now trailing the state average of 38.5%. Since the school is the only high school in the district, its scores mirror district-level data exactly, indicating these trends are district-wide. Overall, Fannin County High School is a school that successfully keeps students enrolled through graduation, but parents should be aware of the need for improvement in history and math, as well as the challenge of chronic absenteeism.
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