📍 1307 North Ave, Perry, Houston County, 31069
Perry High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Perry, Houston County. The school has 1,478 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Houston County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 80.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Perry High School enrolls 1,478 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 80.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 34% Black or African American and 6.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 784 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 507 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
714 of the school's 1,478 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 552 qualify for free lunch and 162 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.
Perry High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-80, state senate district 20, state house district 146.
Perry High School is one of 37 schools in Houston County, based in Perry, Georgia. The district serves 30,939 students district-wide and employs 2,013 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,478 students, Perry High School is larger than the district average of about 836 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe