📍 1589 Ga Highway 119 S, Springfield, Effingham County, 31329
Effingham County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Springfield, Effingham County. The school has 2,108 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Effingham County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 120.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 23 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Effingham County High School enrolls 2,108 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 120.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 23% Black or African American and 9.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,301 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 482 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 200 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 110 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
788 of the school's 2,108 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 653 qualify for free lunch and 135 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.
Effingham County High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 4, state house district 159.
Effingham County High School is one of 13 schools in Effingham County, based in Springfield, Georgia. The district serves 14,560 students district-wide and employs 964 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,108 students, Effingham County High School is larger than the district average of about 1,120 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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