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Newton 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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1 Ram Way
Covington, GA 30014
Phone
(770) 787-2250
District
Newton County
County
NEWTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
2472
Classroom Teachers
114

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

3

(10 is best)

Better than 22.8% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Newton High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
16%
33%
25%
39%
7%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
22
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 689 27.9%
Grade 10 657 26.6%
Grade 11 613 24.8%
Grade 12 513 20.8%
Total 2472 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 6.6% 23.3% 37.7%
Black 81.3% 63.9% 38.1%
Hispanic 10.9% 11.5% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.8% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 85.0% 73.4% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 85.0% 71.7% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.8% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 113,298 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 415.7 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.7% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.2% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.8% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 13.2% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 39,906 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 11.5% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.7% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.6% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.6% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.8% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.3% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.7% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.5% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.5% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 7.7% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,388 $137,859,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $644 $12,022,000 4.4%
Staff $864 $16,131,000 5.9%
General Administration $75 $1,395,000 0.5%
School Administration $727 $13,562,000 5.0%
Operation $839 $15,655,000 5.8%
Transportation $542 $10,114,000 3.7%
Other $313 $5,846,000 2.2%
Total Support $4,004 $74,725,000 27.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,151 $58,792,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $14,542 $271,376,000 100.0%
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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