📍 720 Barrow Ave SW, Pelham, Mitchell County, 31779
Pelham High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pelham, Mitchell County. The school has 432 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pelham City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pelham High School enrolls 432 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 43% White and 6.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 211 | 49% |
| White | 187 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
432 of the school's 432 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 432 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.
Pelham 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-20, state senate district 11, state house district 171.
Pelham High School is one of 3 schools in Pelham City, based in Pelham, Georgia. The district serves 1,246 students district-wide and employs 111 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 432 students, Pelham High School is close to the district average of about 415 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant