📍 4850 County Farm Rd, Blackshear, Pierce County, 31516
Pierce County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Blackshear, Pierce County. The school has 1,033 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pierce County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 62.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pierce County High School enrolls 1,033 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 62.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino and 7.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 804 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 98 | 9.5% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
456 of the school's 1,033 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 353 qualify for free lunch and 103 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.
Pierce 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-10, state senate district 7, state house district 178.
Pierce County High School is one of 5 schools in Pierce County, based in Blackshear, Georgia. The district serves 3,647 students district-wide and employs 247 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,033 students, Pierce County High School is larger than the district average of about 729 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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