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Mary Persons High School

310 Montpelier Ave

Tel: (478)994-2812

Mary Persons High School serves 1,233 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the GA average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 58%.
Mary Persons High School operates within the Monroe County School District.
Monroe County School District's 68% graduation rate is lower than the GA state average of 69%.

The student population of 1233 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 72 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.45 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	17:1	16:1

Asian	n/a	4%

Hispanic	1%	14%

Black	28%	37%

White	69%	42%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	2%	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.	0.45	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.	43%	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.	8%	6%

Monroe County School District's student population of 4,016 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 68% has decreased from 95% over five years.
The revenue/student of $10,760 is higher than the state average of $10,007. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $10,879 is higher than the state average of $9,869. The district spending/student has declined by 14% over four years.

School District Name	Monroe County School District
Number of Schools Managed	5	5
Number of Students Managed	4,016	3,306

Graduation Rate	68%	69%

District Total Revenue	$43 MM	$33 MM

District Spending	$44 MM	$33 MM

District Revenue / Student	$10,760	$10,007

District Spending / Student	$10,879	$9,869

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