📍 100 Rambler Dr, La Fayette, Walker County, 30728
LaFayette High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in La Fayette, Walker County. The school has 1,164 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Walker County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 73.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
LaFayette High School enrolls 1,164 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 73.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 4.6% Two or more races and 3.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,020 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 4.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
723 of the school's 1,164 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 575 qualify for free lunch and 148 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.
LaFayette High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 53, state house district 2.
LaFayette High School is one of 15 schools in Walker County, based in LaFayette, Georgia. The district serves 8,379 students district-wide and employs 692 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,164 students, LaFayette High School is larger than the district average of about 559 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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