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West Laurens 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
3692 Ga Highway 257
Dexter, GA 31019
Phone
(478) 875-1000
District
Laurens County
County
LAURENS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1271
Classroom Teachers
76

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.6% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

West Laurens High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
33%
40%
39%
51%
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
17
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 354 27.9%
Grade 10 325 25.6%
Grade 11 283 22.3%
Grade 12 309 24.3%
Total 1271 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 66.5% 62.0% 37.7%
Black 26.5% 30.9% 38.1%
Hispanic 4.9% 5.7% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 1.2% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 84.8% 84.8% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 84.8% 84.8% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 33,422 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 42.2 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.6% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.6% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.2% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 18.4% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,104 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 10.2% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.8% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.4% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.7% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.8% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.5% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.9% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.9% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.0% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 13.3% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,227 $46,428,000 50.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $884 $5,681,000 6.2%
Staff $345 $2,219,000 2.4%
General Administration $361 $2,318,000 2.5%
School Administration $653 $4,196,000 4.6%
Operation $747 $4,798,000 5.2%
Transportation $550 $3,535,000 3.9%
Other $231 $1,486,000 1.6%
Total Support $3,772 $24,233,000 26.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,245 $20,849,000 22.8%
Total Expenditures $14,245 $91,510,000 100.0%
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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