📍 50 Snowhill Rd, Alamo, Wheeler County, 30411
Wheeler County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Alamo, Wheeler County. The school has 264 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wheeler County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wheeler County High School enrolls 264 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 36% Black or African American and 6.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 152 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 96 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 6.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
236 of the school's 264 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 236 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.
Wheeler County High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 19, state house district 149.
Wheeler County High School is one of 3 schools in Wheeler County, based in Alamo, Georgia. The district serves 848 students district-wide and employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 264 students, Wheeler County High School is close to the district average of about 283 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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