Impact of COVID-19 on Banks County High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 146th of 438 High schools | Ranks 202nd of 442 High schools | 12.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Banks County High School) | 37 | 33.9 | 3.1% |
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Banks County) | 37 | 33.9 | 3.1% |
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Georgia) | 47.3 | 38.9 | 8.4% |
End of Course Algebra I (Banks County High School) | 19.6 | 10.4 | 9.2% |
End of Course Algebra I (Banks County) | 28.7 | 20.6 | 8.1% |
End of Course Algebra I (Georgia) | 41.1 | 35.8 | 5.3% |
End of Course Biology (Banks County High School) | 58.3 | 33.9 | 24.4% |
End of Course Biology (Banks County) | 58.3 | 33.9 | 24.4% |
End of Course Biology (Georgia) | 49 | 45.5 | 3.5% |
End of Course United States History (Banks County High School) | 58.7 | 60.5 | 1.8% |
End of Course United States History (Banks County) | 58.7 | 60.5 | 1.8% |
End of Course United States History (Georgia) | 48.3 | 37.1 | 11.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 843 | 857 | 1.7% |
African American | 16 | 17 | 6.3% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 7 | 9 | 28.6% |
Hispanic | 73 | 95 | 30.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 732 | 705 | 3.7% |
Two or More Races | 14 | 31 | 121.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 51% | 46.9% | 4.1% |