📍 1070 Appling Harlem Rd, Harlem, Columbia County, 30814
Harlem High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Harlem, Columbia County. The school has 1,223 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbia County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 70.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 20 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harlem High School enrolls 1,223 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 70.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 21% Black or African American and 9.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 754 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 255 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 118 | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 81 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 14 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
405 of the school's 1,223 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 326 qualify for free lunch and 79 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.
Harlem High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 121.
Harlem High School is one of 30 schools in Columbia County, based in Evans, Georgia. The district serves 28,566 students district-wide and employs 1,841 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,223 students, Harlem High School is larger than the district average of about 952 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe