📍 589 Sage St, Temple, Carroll County, 30179
Temple High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Temple, Carroll County. The school has 746 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carroll County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 9 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Temple High School enrolls 746 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 21% Black or African American and 8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 471 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 157 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
462 of the school's 746 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 351 qualify for free lunch and 111 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.
Temple 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-30, state senate district 30, state house district 68.
Temple High School is one of 24 schools in Carroll County, based in Carrollton, Georgia. The district serves 16,400 students district-wide and employs 1,023 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 746 students, Temple High School is close to the district average of about 683 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant