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Ware County High School

Regular School · Waycross, GA

Ware County High School is a regular school school in Waycross, Georgia, serving grades 09–12 with 1,633 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.1:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
1,633
Teachers (FTE)
115.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 715 44%
Black or African American 651 40%
Hispanic/Latino 143 9%
Two or more races 107 7%
Asian 12 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 0%
Total enrollment 1,633 827M / 806F

English Language Learners: 15 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 33.0% -3.4pp 36.4% 457
Reading Proficiency 30.0% -9.4pp 39.4% 304
Science Proficiency 51.0% — 345
4-Year Graduation Rate 90.0% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (10)
14 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
224 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
230
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
115
7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
784
48% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 1,633 100%

Contact & Location

700 Victory Dr

Waycross, GA 31503

Phone: (912)287-2351

District

Ware County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,780

District enrollment: 5,973

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

130543001777

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD