📍 1000 Veterans Memorial Hwy NE, Rome, Floyd County, 30161
Rome High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rome, Floyd County. The school has 2,095 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rome City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 135.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rome High School enrolls 2,095 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 135.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Black or African American and 23% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 830 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 642 | 31% |
| White | 482 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 87 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 52 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,385 of the school's 2,095 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,251 qualify for free lunch and 134 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rome High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 52, state house district 13.
Rome High School is one of 8 schools in Rome City, based in Rome, Georgia. The district serves 6,357 students district-wide and employs 510 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,095 students, Rome High School is larger than the district average of about 795 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small