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Mary Persons High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
310 Montpelier Ave
Forsyth, GA 31029
Phone
(478) 994-2812
District
Monroe County
County
MONROE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1287
Classroom Teachers
76

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

7

(10 is best)

Better than 67.8% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Mary Persons High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
33%
35%
39%
40%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 390 30.3%
Grade 10 313 24.3%
Grade 11 311 24.2%
Grade 12 273 21.2%
Total 1287 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 70.1% 71.3% 37.7%
Black 24.5% 23.4% 38.1%
Hispanic 4.2% 4.4% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 0.9% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 41.3% 47.4% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 35.4% 41.0% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.9% 6.3% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 28,287 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 71.4 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.8% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.3% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.7% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.5% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 18.7% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 10,248 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 4.9% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.4% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.6% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.5% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.2% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.2% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.1% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.1% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.7% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 7.2% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,227 $32,602,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $517 $2,332,000 3.9%
Staff $504 $2,274,000 3.8%
General Administration $467 $2,105,000 3.6%
School Administration $566 $2,552,000 4.3%
Operation $1,114 $5,026,000 8.5%
Transportation $877 $3,954,000 6.7%
Other $125 $563,000 1.0%
Total Support $4,169 $18,806,000 31.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,704 $7,688,000 13.0%
Total Expenditures $13,100 $59,096,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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