📍 1800 E de Renne Ave, Savannah, Chatham County, 31406
Jenkins High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Savannah, Chatham County. The school has 1,118 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Savannah-Chatham County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 73.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jenkins High School enrolls 1,118 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 62% male and 38% female. A teaching staff of 73.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 17% White and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 671 | 60% |
| White | 187 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 139 | 12% |
| Asian | 59 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
709 of the school's 1,118 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 605 qualify for free lunch and 104 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.
Jenkins 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 165.
Jenkins 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 1,118 students, Jenkins 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
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