📍 357 N Ola Rd, McDonough, Henry County, 30252
Ola High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in McDonough, Henry County. The school has 1,764 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henry County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 89.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ola High School enrolls 1,764 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 89.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 34% Black or African American and 8.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 891 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 598 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 156 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 87 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 23 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
451 of the school's 1,764 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 372 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.
Ola 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 17, state house district 109.
Ola High School is one of 50 schools in Henry County, based in McDonough, Georgia. The district serves 43,012 students district-wide and employs 2,625 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,764 students, Ola High School is larger than the district average of about 860 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe