📍 201 Rommel Ave, Garden City, Chatham County, 31408
Groves High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Garden City, Chatham County. The school has 992 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Savannah-Chatham County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 66.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Groves High School enrolls 992 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 66.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Black or African American, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 606 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 258 | 26% |
| White | 79 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
709 of the school's 992 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 617 qualify for free lunch and 92 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.
Groves High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 162.
Groves 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 992 students, Groves 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: Suburb - Large