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Terrell 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
201 Greenwave Blvd
Dawson, GA 39842
Phone
(229) 995-2544
District
Terrell County
County
TERRELL COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
279
Classroom Teachers
20

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.5% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

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

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
33%
14%
39%
31%
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
14
14
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 80 28.7%
Grade 10 70 25.1%
Grade 11 58 20.8%
Grade 12 71 25.4%
Total 279 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.5% 4.2% 37.7%
Black 92.4% 91.9% 38.1%
Hispanic 5.1% 3.8% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,941 11,029,227
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 26.6 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.5% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.8% 33.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.0% 25.3%
65 OR OLDER 20.3% 14.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,355 4,008,013
Single Parent Households With Children 12.1% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 77.8% 89.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 11.5% 34.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.6% 19.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.4% 17.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.0% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.5% 16.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.4% 14.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 19.2% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 17.8% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,614 $9,239,000 47.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,139 $1,095,000 5.6%
Staff $1,724 $1,657,000 8.4%
General Administration $964 $926,000 4.7%
School Administration $1,350 $1,297,000 6.6%
Operation $1,864 $1,791,000 9.1%
Transportation $1,001 $962,000 4.9%
Other $365 $351,000 1.8%
Total Support $8,407 $8,079,000 41.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,400 $2,306,000 11.8%
Total Expenditures $20,420 $19,624,000 100.0%
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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