📍 360 Jenkins Rd, Tyrone, Fayette County, 30290
Sandy Creek High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tyrone, Fayette County. The school has 1,188 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fayette County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 87.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sandy Creek High School enrolls 1,188 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 87.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 737 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 222 | 19% |
| White | 143 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 30 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
508 of the school's 1,188 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 394 qualify for free lunch and 114 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.
Sandy Creek 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-30, state senate district 34, state house district 64.
Sandy Creek High School is one of 24 schools in Fayette County, based in Fayetteville, Georgia. The district serves 19,800 students district-wide and employs 1,466 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,188 students, Sandy Creek High School is larger than the district average of about 825 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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