📍 14567 Highway 36, Covington, Newton County, 30014
Alcovy High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Covington, Newton County. The school has 1,991 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 95.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alcovy High School enrolls 1,991 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 95.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 22% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,225 | 62% |
| White | 432 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 219 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 94 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 14 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,087 of the school's 1,991 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 948 qualify for free lunch and 139 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.
Alcovy High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 17, state house district 112.
Alcovy High School is one of 22 schools in Newton County, based in Covington, Georgia. The district serves 18,672 students district-wide and employs 1,152 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,991 students, Alcovy High School is larger than the district average of about 849 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe