Houston County School District

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(37) High
(6) Middle
(9) Elementary
(32) Pre-K
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For the 2021 school year, there are 37 public schools serving 29,490 students in Houston County School District. Houston County School District has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Georgia.

The top ranked public schools in Houston County School District are Kings Chapel Elementary School, Matthew Arthur Elementary School and Bonaire Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Public schools in Houston County School District have an average math proficiency score of 48% (versus the Georgia public school average of 42%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 42% statewide average). This district's average testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public schools in Georgia.

Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Georgia public school average of 60% (majority Black).

Overview

School District Name	Houston County School District
School District Phone Number	(478) 988-6200
School District Grades Offered	PK - 12

2017-2018 School Year Data	This School District	This State (GA)
# of Schools	37 Schools	2,308 Schools
# of Students	29,490 Students	1,769,210 Students
# of Teachers	1,878 Teachers	114,273 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	15:1

District Comparison

Houston County School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 212 school districts in Georgia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2017-2018 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 79% over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2017-2018 School Year Data	This School District	State Average (GA)
Overall Testing Rank	#45 out of 213 school districts (Top 30%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)	48%	42%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)	48%	42%

Graduation Rate	87%	83%

Students by Ethnicity:

Diversity Score	0.66	0.69
# of American Indian Students	49 Students	3,436 Students
% American Indian Students	n/a	n/a
# of Asian Students	765 Students	72,418 Students
% Asian Students	3%	4%
# of Hispanic Students	2,739 Students	275,620 Students
% Hispanic Students	9%	15%
# of Black Students	11,214 Students	648,963 Students
% Black Students	38%	37%
# of White Students	12,931 Students	701,418 Students
% White Students	44%	40%
# of Hawaiian Students	28 Students	1,839 Students
% of Hawaiian Students	n/a	n/a
# of Two or more races Students	1,764 Students	64,620 Students
% of Two or more races Students	6%	4%

Students by Grade:

# of Students in Pre-Kindergarten:	1,142	47,726
# of Students in Kindergarten:	2,107	126,576
# of Students in 1st Grade:	2,155	128,341
# of Students in 2nd Grade:	2,098	130,157
# of Students in 3rd Grade:	2,235	136,073
# of Students in 4th Grade:	2,280	138,416
# of Students in 5th Grade:	2,342	139,307
# of Students in 6th Grade:	2,331	135,314
# of Students in 7th Grade:	2,221	132,875
# of Students in 8th Grade:	2,155	132,423
# of Students in 9th Grade:	2,274	147,685
# of Students in 10th Grade:	2,231	135,403
# of Students in 11th Grade:	2,006	123,236
# of Students in 12th Grade:	1,913	115,678
# of Ungraded Students:	-	-

Fiscal Data Comparison

The revenue/student of $10,556 in this school district is less than the state median of $11,496. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $10,135 is less than the state median of $11,705. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

Definition of Terms 2016-2017	This School District	This State (GA)
Total Revenue	$311 MM	$36 MM

Spending	$299 MM	$37 MM

Revenue / Student	$10,556	$11,496

Revenue / Student	$10,135	$11,705