📍 3001 Hopkins St, Savannah, Chatham County, 31405
Beach High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Savannah, Chatham County. The school has 914 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Savannah-Chatham County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 62.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 81%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Beach High School enrolls 914 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 62.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Black or African American, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 770 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 8.6% |
| White | 43 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
722 of the school's 914 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 672 qualify for free lunch and 50 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.
Beach High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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-10, state senate district 2, state house district 163.
Beach High School is one of 58 schools in Savannah-Chatham County, based in Savannah, Georgia. The district serves 35,744 students district-wide and employs 2,675 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 914 students, Beach High School is larger than the district average of about 616 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize