📍 1000 Fort Benning Rd, Columbus, Muscogee County, 31903
Spencer High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbus, Muscogee County. The school has 943 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Muscogee County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 55.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Spencer High School enrolls 943 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 55.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Black or African American, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 659 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 186 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 4.6% |
| White | 40 | 4.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
911 of the school's 943 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 911 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.
Spencer High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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-20, state senate district 15, state house district 136.
Spencer High School is one of 53 schools in Muscogee County, based in Columbus, Georgia. The district serves 29,362 students district-wide and employs 2,006 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 943 students, Spencer High School is larger than the district average of about 554 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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