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Burke County High School

1057 Burke Veterans Pkwy

Tel: (706)554-6691

Burke County High School serves 1,167 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is equal to the GA average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 70% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 58%.
Burke County High School operates within the Burke County School District.
Burke County School District's 64% graduation rate is lower than the GA state average of 69%.

The student population of 1167 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 73 teachers has declined by 12% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 has increased from 15:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.44 is more than the state average of 0.41. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(GA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	16:1

Asian	n/a	4%

Hispanic	n/a	14%

Black	69%	37%

White	30%	42%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	1%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.44	0.41

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	100%	57%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	6%

Burke County School District's student population of 4,408 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 64% has decreased from 92% over five years.
The revenue/student of $13,936 is higher than the state average of $10,007. The district revenue/student has grown by 41% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $13,200 is higher than the state average of $9,869. The district spending/student has grown by 21% over four years.

School District Name	Burke County School District
Number of Schools Managed	6	5
Number of Students Managed	4,408	3,306

Graduation Rate	64%	69%

District Total Revenue	$61 MM	$33 MM

District Spending	$58 MM	$33 MM

District Revenue / Student	$13,936	$10,007

District Spending / Student	$13,200	$9,869

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