Pickens County High School

500 Dragon Dr, Jasper GA, 30143 | Pickens County School District | 706-253-1800
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1399
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 43% 3% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 6 in Jasper
  • Ranked #0 of 2969 in Georgia
Proficiency Averages
45%Jasper
42%Georgia

Pickens County High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Pickens County School District" in Jasper, GA. There are a total of 1,399 students and 84 teachers at Pickens County High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Pickens County High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 43.0%, which is 3% higher than the Georgia average.

Pickens County High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1399
Teachers84
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment171
Taking some courses155
Taking some courses (not tests)16
Passing some courses74
Passing no courses75

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Pickens County High School, there are a total of 171 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 155 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All38%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School38%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All48%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School48%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Pickens County High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictGeorgiaNational
White 92.7% 91.6% 43.1% 51.1%
Black 1.0% 0.9% 36.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.8% 0.6% 3.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.3% 4.7% 13.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.9% 1.9% 3.1% 3.1%

Jasper demographics profile

StatisticJasperGeorgiaNational
Population3,92310,617,423328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)45818791
Median age35.936.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)63%54%55%
Speak English91%86%79%
Speak Spanish7%8%13%

Education level achieved in Jasper

IndexJasperGeorgiaNational
Completed 8th grade75.4%82.3%84.3%
Completed high school74.7%81.0%83.0%
Completed some college51.4%57.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree31.2%36.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors16.0%29.4%30.3%
Completed masters6.1%11.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.3%3.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.7%1.3%1.3%
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Source: The Pickens County High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.