Impact of COVID-19 on Fayette 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 156th of 438 High schools | Ranks 130th of 442 High schools | 6.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Fayette County High School) | 50.5 | 42 | 8.5% |
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Fayette County) | 70.2 | 61 | 9.2% |
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Georgia) | 47.3 | 38.9 | 8.4% |
End of Course Algebra I (Fayette County High School) | 31.6 | 27.7 | 3.9% |
End of Course Algebra I (Fayette County) | 67.6 | 59.2 | 8.4% |
End of Course Algebra I (Georgia) | 41.1 | 35.8 | 5.3% |
End of Course Biology (Fayette County High School) | 47.9 | 50.7 | 2.8% |
End of Course Biology (Fayette County) | 65.2 | 65.8 | 0.6% |
End of Course Biology (Georgia) | 49 | 45.5 | 3.5% |
End of Course United States History (Fayette County High School) | 42.9 | 44.6 | 1.7% |
End of Course United States History (Fayette County) | 64.5 | 59.7 | 4.8% |
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 | 1398 | 1368 | 2.1% |
African American | 796 | 859 | 7.9% |
American Indian | 7 | 3 | 57.1% |
Asian | 90 | 72 | 20% |
Hispanic | 183 | 180 | 1.6% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0 | 100% |
White | 226 | 172 | 23.9% |
Two or More Races | 94 | 82 | 12.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 37.6% | 45.7% | 8.1% |