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Burke County High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1057 Burke Veterans Pkwy
Waynesboro, GA 30830
Phone
(706) 554-6691
District
Burke County
County
BURKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1137
Classroom Teachers
78

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

3

(10 is best)

Better than 21.6% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Burke County High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
33%
27%
39%
16%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
12
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 344 30.3%
Grade 10 317 27.9%
Grade 11 272 23.9%
Grade 12 204 17.9%
Total 1137 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 26.3% 27.3% 37.7%
Black 67.2% 65.9% 38.1%
Hispanic 6.3% 6.4% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.4% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 85.1% 95.4% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 85.1% 95.4% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 24,427 11,029,227
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 29.5 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.5% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.8% 33.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.8% 25.3%
65 OR OLDER 17.0% 14.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,097 4,008,013
Single Parent Households With Children 10.9% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.1% 89.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.3% 34.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.8% 19.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.4% 17.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.1% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.5% 16.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.5% 14.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.4% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 16.2% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,539 $41,206,000 53.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,072 $4,192,000 5.4%
Staff $900 $3,519,000 4.6%
General Administration $783 $3,062,000 4.0%
School Administration $1,000 $3,910,000 5.1%
Operation $1,349 $5,273,000 6.8%
Transportation $1,592 $6,223,000 8.1%
Other $183 $716,000 0.9%
Total Support $6,879 $26,895,000 34.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,349 $9,184,000 11.9%
Total Expenditures $19,766 $77,285,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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