Impact of COVID-19 on Burke 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 313th of 438 High schools | Ranks 268th of 442 High schools | 10.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Burke County High School) | 21.7 | 26.4 | 4.7% |
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Burke County) | 21.7 | 26.4 | 4.7% |
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Georgia) | 47.3 | 38.9 | 8.4% |
End of Course Algebra I (Burke County High School) | 8 | 8.7 | 0.7% |
End of Course Algebra I (Burke County) | 21.9 | 15.9 | 6% |
End of Course Algebra I (Georgia) | 41.1 | 35.8 | 5.3% |
End of Course Biology (Burke County High School) | 40.3 | 33.5 | 6.8% |
End of Course Biology (Burke County) | 40.3 | 33.5 | 6.8% |
End of Course Biology (Georgia) | 49 | 45.5 | 3.5% |
End of Course United States History (Burke County High School) | 38.1 | 36.2 | 1.9% |
End of Course United States History (Burke County) | 38.1 | 36.2 | 1.9% |
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 | 1207 | 1170 | 3.1% |
African American | 763 | 737 | 3.4% |
American Indian | 4 | 2 | 50% |
Asian | 5 | 3 | 40% |
Hispanic | 31 | 56 | 80.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 366 | 331 | 9.6% |
Two or More Races | 38 | 41 | 7.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 100% | |