📍 11311 Ga Highway 15, Sparta, Hancock County, 31087
Hancock Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sparta, Hancock County. The school has 233 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hancock County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hancock Central High School enrolls 233 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Black or African American, 1.3% Two or more races and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 227 | 97% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.3% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
233 of the school's 233 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 233 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hancock Central High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 128.
Hancock Central High School is one of 3 schools in Hancock County, based in Sparta, Georgia. The district serves 652 students district-wide and employs 83 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 233 students, Hancock Central High School is close to the district average of about 217 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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