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Henry County School District

Item: Henry County School District
Rating: 5
Author: Public School Review

396 Tomlinson Street
Mcdonough, GA 30253

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Bottom 50%

Tel: (770) 957-6601

Top Rankings

Henry County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Georgia for:

Overview

This School District

This State (GA)

# Schools

50 Schools

1,104 Schools

# Students

42,792 Students

675,294 Students

# Teachers

2,439 Teachers

49,566 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

18:1

District Rank

Henry County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 220 school districts in Georgia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 88% has increased from 85% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (GA)

#129 out of 221 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

This chart display the overall district rank of Henry County School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

24%

36%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Henry County School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of GA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

33%

39%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Henry County School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of GA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

88%

84%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Henry County School District and public school graduation rate of GA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.59

0.71

# American Indian Students

78 Students

1,431 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

1,168 Students

31,788 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

5,019 Students

125,193 Students

% Hispanic Students

12%

19%

# Black Students

25,499 Students

237,236 Students

% Black Students

60%

35%

# White Students

8,793 Students

245,611 Students

% White Students

20%

36%

# Hawaiian Students

49 Students

631 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

2,186 Students

33,288 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

357

46,616

# Students in K Grade:

2,516

108,777

# Students in 1st Grade:

2,664

107,359

# Students in 2nd Grade:

2,903

107,956

# Students in 3rd Grade:

2,809

99,184

# Students in 4th Grade:

2,862

99,345

# Students in 5th Grade:

3,152

99,134

# Students in 6th Grade:

3,217

2,757

# Students in 7th Grade:

3,421

1,728

# Students in 8th Grade:

3,712

1,694

# Students in 9th Grade:

4,530

217

# Students in 10th Grade:

3,726

170

# Students in 11th Grade:

3,648

159

# Students in 12th Grade:

3,275

198

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $12,220 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,333. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $11,447 is less than the state median of $13,458. The school district spending/student has declined by 7% over four school years.

This School District

This State (GA)

Total Revenue

$523 MM

$24,999 MM

This chart display total revenue of Henry County School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in GA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$490 MM

$23,473 MM

This chart display total spending of Henry County School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in GA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$12,220

$14,333

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Henry County School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in GA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$11,447

$13,458

This chart display average spending per public school student in Henry County School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in GA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024)

District size: 50 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 42,792 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 18:1
Minority Enrollment: 79%
: 88% (Btm 50% in GA)
: Bottom 50%
: 24% (Btm 50%)
: 33% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), GA Dept. of Education