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Upson-lee High School

268 Knight Trl

Tel: (706)647-8171

Upson-lee High School serves 1,300 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the GA average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 42% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 58%.
Upson-lee High School operates within the Thomaston-upson County School District.
Thomaston-upson County School District's 61% graduation rate is lower than the GA state average of 69%.

The student population of 1300 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 74 teachers has declined by 5% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 has increased from 17:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.53 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	18:1	16:1

Asian	n/a	4%

Hispanic	2%	14%

Black	37%	37%

White	58%	42%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	3%	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.	0.53	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.	74%	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%

Thomaston-upson County School District's student population of 4,256 students has decreased by 5% over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 61% has decreased from 95% over five years.
The revenue/student of $9,949 in this district is less than the state average of $10,007. The district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $9,568 is less than the state average of $9,869. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Thomaston-upson County School District
Number of Schools Managed	4	5
Number of Students Managed	4,256	3,306

Graduation Rate	61%	69%

District Total Revenue	$43 MM	$33 MM

District Spending	$42 MM	$33 MM

District Revenue / Student	$9,949	$10,007

District Spending / Student	$9,568	$9,869

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