📍 1486A Historic Homer Hwy, Homer, Banks County, 30547
Banks County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Homer, Banks County. The school has 857 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Banks County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 64.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Banks County High School enrolls 857 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 64.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 705 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 95 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 2% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
402 of the school's 857 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 325 qualify for free lunch and 77 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Banks County High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 50, state house district 28.
Banks County High School is one of 4 schools in Banks County, based in Homer, Georgia. The district serves 2,798 students district-wide and employs 211 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 857 students, Banks County High School is larger than the district average of about 700 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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