📍 1 Blue Devil Way, Tifton, Tift County, 31794
Tift County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tifton, Tift County. The school has 2,273 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tift County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 131.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tift County High School enrolls 2,273 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 131.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 35% Black or African American and 21% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 913 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 805 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 479 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 30 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,273 of the school's 2,273 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 2,273 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.
Tift County High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-80, state senate district 13, state house district 170.
Tift County High School is one of 11 schools in Tift County, based in Tifton, Georgia. The district serves 7,471 students district-wide and employs 528 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,273 students, Tift County High School is larger than the district average of about 679 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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