📍 700 Victory Dr, Waycross, Ware County, 31503
Ware County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Waycross, Ware County. The school has 1,589 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ware County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 110.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ware County High School enrolls 1,589 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 110.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 38% Black or African American and 7.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 766 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 603 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 118 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 86 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 16 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,372 of the school's 1,589 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,372 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.
Ware County High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 174.
Ware County High School is one of 9 schools in Ware County, based in Waycross, Georgia. The district serves 5,920 students district-wide and employs 452 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,589 students, Ware County High School is larger than the district average of about 658 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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