📍 7501 Hall Rd, Fairburn, Fulton County, 30213
Langston Hughes High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fairburn, Fulton County. The school has 1,964 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fulton County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 104.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Langston Hughes High School enrolls 1,964 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 104.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Black or African American, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,691 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 217 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 1.7% |
| White | 13 | <1% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,270 of the school's 1,964 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,089 qualify for free lunch and 181 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.
Langston Hughes High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-60, state senate district 35, state house district 65.
Langston Hughes High School is one of 108 schools in Fulton County, based in Atlanta, Georgia. The district serves 87,019 students district-wide and employs 6,050 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,964 students, Langston Hughes High School is larger than the district average of about 806 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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