📍 6400 Forsyth Rd, Macon, Bibb County, 31210
Howard High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Macon, Bibb County. The school has 1,076 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bibb County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 70.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. 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.
Howard High School enrolls 1,076 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 70.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Black or African American, 15% White and 6.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 759 | 71% |
| White | 158 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 40 | 3.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,076 of the school's 1,076 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,076 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Howard High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-80, state senate district 18, state house district 141.
Howard High School is one of 35 schools in Bibb County, based in Macon, Georgia. The district serves 21,334 students district-wide and employs 1,513 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,076 students, Howard High School is larger than the district average of about 610 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe