📍 1339 Laney Walker Blvd, Augusta, Richmond County, 30901
Laney High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Augusta, Richmond County. The school has 684 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richmond County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Laney High School enrolls 684 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 2.5% White and 2.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 639 | 93% |
| White | 17 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
670 of the school's 684 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 670 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.
Laney High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 22, state house district 124.
Laney High School is one of 52 schools in Richmond County, based in Augusta, Georgia. The district serves 28,923 students district-wide and employs 2,136 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 684 students, Laney High School is larger than the district average of about 556 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize