📍 355 S River St, Calhoun, Gordon County, 30701
Calhoun High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Calhoun, Gordon County. The school has 1,274 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calhoun City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 62.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 99%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Calhoun High School enrolls 1,274 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 62.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 41% Hispanic or Latino and 6.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 597 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 520 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 83 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 28 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
703 of the school's 1,274 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 578 qualify for free lunch and 125 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.
Calhoun High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 52, state house district 5.
Calhoun High School is one of 5 schools in Calhoun City, based in Calhoun, Georgia. The district serves 4,193 students district-wide and employs 228 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,274 students, Calhoun High School is larger than the district average of about 839 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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