Pierce County High School

4850 County Farm Rd, Blackshear GA, 31516 | Pierce County School District | 912-449-2055
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1048
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 63% 50% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 4 in Blackshear
  • Ranked #0 of 2969 in Georgia
Proficiency Averages
61%Blackshear
42%Georgia

Pierce County High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Pierce County School District" in Blackshear, GA. There are a total of 1,048 students and 63 teachers at Pierce County High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Pierce County High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 62.5%, which is 50% higher than the Georgia average.

Pierce County High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1048
Teachers63
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment125
Taking some courses111
Taking some courses (not tests)9
Passing some courses38
Passing no courses81

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 Pierce County High School, there are a total of 125 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 111 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All64%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School64%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All61%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School60-64%

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.

Pierce County High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictGeorgiaNational
White 81.0% 81.0% 43.1% 51.1%
Black 10.0% 9.0% 36.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.6% 0.6% 3.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 6.2% 7.0% 13.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.2% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.4% 1.9% 3.1% 3.1%

Blackshear demographics profile

StatisticBlackshearGeorgiaNational
Population3,48410,617,423328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)68818791
Median age47.136.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)56%54%55%
Speak English99%86%79%
Speak Spanish1%8%13%

Education level achieved in Blackshear

IndexBlackshearGeorgiaNational
Completed 8th grade78.1%82.3%84.3%
Completed high school76.4%81.0%83.0%
Completed some college39.5%57.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree16.6%36.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors10.9%29.4%30.3%
Completed masters5.6%11.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.8%3.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.0%1.3%1.3%
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Source: The Pierce County High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.