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Harris County High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
8281 Ga Highway 116
Hamilton, GA 31811
Phone
(706) 628-4278
District
Harris County
County
HARRIS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1703
Classroom Teachers
96

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

7

(10 is best)

Better than 63.5% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Harris County High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
33%
35%
39%
35%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 484 28.4%
Grade 10 463 27.2%
Grade 11 351 20.6%
Grade 12 405 23.8%
Total 1703 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.4% 75.6% 37.7%
Black 16.6% 15.4% 38.1%
Hispanic 7.7% 8.0% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.6% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 25.4% 30.8% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 20.5% 24.1% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.9% 6.7% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 34,914 11,029,227
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 75.3 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.9% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.3% 33.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.4% 25.3%
65 OR OLDER 18.5% 14.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,204 4,008,013
Single Parent Households With Children 4.9% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.4% 89.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.4% 34.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.0% 19.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.5% 17.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.7% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.6% 16.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.0% 14.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.0% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 5.2% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,509 $36,745,000 40.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $668 $3,773,000 4.2%
Staff $398 $2,248,000 2.5%
General Administration $157 $885,000 1.0%
School Administration $663 $3,740,000 4.1%
Operation $829 $4,678,000 5.2%
Transportation $783 $4,418,000 4.9%
Other $410 $2,317,000 2.6%
Total Support $3,908 $22,059,000 24.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,642 $31,850,000 35.1%
Total Expenditures $16,059 $90,654,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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