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Best High Schools in Zip Code 31503

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Schools

1,640

Students

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Top rankedWare County High School184^th of 452 Georgia high schools

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Summary:

The 31503 zip code area is home to two high schools: Ware County High School and Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center. While Ware County High School is the larger and more established school, serving over 1,600 students, Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center is a smaller, specialized school serving grades 5-12 with just 12 students.

Ware County High School has seen fluctuations in its state-wide ranking, dropping from 102 in 2022-2023 to 184 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on Milestones Assessments has been mixed, with proficiency rates ranging from 31.2% to 61.3% across different subjects and years. However, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.8 and spends $10,360 per student. Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center, on the other hand, has a much lower student-teacher ratio of 4, which may indicate more individualized attention for its students.

Both schools serve a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with high free/reduced lunch rates of 84.05% at Ware County High School and 75% at Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center. This suggests that the schools in the 31503 zip code area may face unique challenges in supporting their students and ensuring their academic success.

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	3275 Harris Rd	Waycross	31503	Ware County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 287-6680	7	2	3.5		3 (42.9%)	4 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ware County High School	Public	9-12	700 Victory Dr	Waycross	31503	Ware County	Ware County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 287-2351	1,633	116	14.1	84.1%	715 (43.8%)	651 (39.9%)	143 (8.8%)	12 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	107 (6.6%)	47.1	184^th of 452 public high schools	59.3%		56.1	150^th of 458 public high schools	67.2%	34	39.7	47.7	45.6	31.2	$13,956	$849	$13,107

Cities Near Zip Code 31503

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waycross	0.84 mi	11	179^th
Blackshear	6.82 mi	4	22^nd
Hoboken	14.55 mi	1	26^th
Patterson	17.57 mi	1	20^th
Nahunta	20.41 mi	4	102^nd

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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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