📍 1160 White Oak Rd, Thomson, McDuffie County, 30824
Thomson High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Thomson, McDuffie County. The school has 986 pupils enrolled. It is part of the McDuffie County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 62.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomson High School enrolls 986 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 62.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 33% White and 4.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 579 | 59% |
| White | 322 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
879 of the school's 986 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 879 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.
Thomson High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 23, state house district 121.
Thomson High School is one of 6 schools in McDuffie County, based in Thomson, Georgia. The district serves 3,088 students district-wide and employs 235 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 986 students, Thomson High School is larger than the district average of about 515 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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