📍 500 Dragon Dr, Jasper, Pickens County, 30143
Pickens County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jasper, Pickens County. The school has 1,259 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pickens County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 82.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pickens County High School enrolls 1,259 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 82.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,137 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 86 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
452 of the school's 1,259 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 365 qualify for free lunch and 87 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.
Pickens County High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 51, state house district 11.
Pickens County High School is one of 6 schools in Pickens County, based in Jasper, Georgia. The district serves 3,970 students district-wide and employs 294 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,259 students, Pickens County High School is larger than the district average of about 662 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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