📍 749 Athens Rd, Lexington, Oglethorpe County, 30648
Oglethorpe County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lexington, Oglethorpe County. The school has 655 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Oglethorpe County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. 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.
Oglethorpe County High School enrolls 655 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 19% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 390 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 126 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
335 of the school's 655 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 251 qualify for free lunch and 84 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.
Oglethorpe County High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 24, state house district 120.
Oglethorpe County High School is one of 4 schools in Oglethorpe County, based in Lexington, Georgia. The district serves 2,293 students district-wide and employs 170 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 655 students, Oglethorpe County High School is close to the district average of about 573 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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