📍 1 Jacket Dr, Jesup, Wayne County, 31545
Wayne County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jesup, Wayne County. The school has 1,467 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wayne County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 90.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wayne County High School enrolls 1,467 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 90.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 22% Black or African American and 9.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 920 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 319 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 139 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 73 | 5% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,103 of the school's 1,467 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,103 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.
Wayne 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-10, state senate district 19, state house district 157.
Wayne County High School is one of 8 schools in Wayne County, based in Jesup, Georgia. The district serves 5,348 students district-wide and employs 360 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,467 students, Wayne County High School is larger than the district average of about 669 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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