Eastside High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Covington, Georgia

Eastside High School in Covington, Georgia enrolled 1,590 students in 2024-25 with 83.8 full-time teachers, 19.0 students per teacher against the Georgia high-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 27% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 93% (Georgia: 84.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

1,621 students in 2022-23, 1,615 students in 2023-24, 1,590 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 83.7 to 83.8.

Students enrolled at Eastside High School by school year2022-23: 1,621, 2023-24: 1,615, 2024-25: 1,59005001k1.5k2k2022-231,6212023-241,6152024-251,590
Students enrolled at Eastside High School by school year2022-23: 1,621, 2023-24: 1,615, 2024-25: 1,59005001k1.5k2k2022-231,6212023-241,6152024-251,590
Students enrolled at Eastside High School by school year2022-23: 1,621, 2023-24: 1,615, 2024-25: 1,59005001k1.5k2k2022-231,6212023-241,6152024-251,590
Students enrolled at Eastside High School by school year2022-23: 1,621, 2023-24: 1,615, 2024-25: 1,59005001k1.5k2k2022-231,6212023-241,6152024-251,590
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,62183.719.4
2023-241,61583.919.2
2024-251,59083.819.0

19.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 Georgia high schools

Among the 476 Georgia high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; Eastside High School 19.0; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherEastside High School 19.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; Eastside High School 19.0; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherEastside High School 19.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; Eastside High School 19.0; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherEastside High School 19.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; Eastside High School 19.0; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherEastside High School 19.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

17 AP courses and one counselor per 445 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Eastside High School enrolled 1,334 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 198 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses17
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 445 of the 1,334 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions198
  • Chronically absent25.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.3% of students were Black, 37.7% White, 10.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black45.3%
  2. White37.7%
  3. Hispanic10.7%
  4. Two or more races4.8%
  5. Asian1.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Eastside High School scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtGeorgia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2239%27%39.6%
Math, 2022-2327%18% (2021-22)38.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

93% of the 416 students in Eastside High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtGeorgia
Four-year graduation rate93%91%84.4%
Students in the class4161,450134,822

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Covington

3 public high schools in Covington report 2024-25 enrollment; Eastside High School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Newton High School2,49920.291.0%
Alcovy High School1,96819.792.8%
Eastside High School1,59019.069.0%

All public schools in Covington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Eastside High School

  1. Social Circle High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 6.2 miles away: 629 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).6.2 mi
  2. Newton High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 7.6 miles away: 2,499 students, 20.2 per teacher (2024-25).7.6 mi
  3. Compare Eastside High School with Social Circle High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Newton County spends per student$14,013 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,013
  5. The largest public schools in GeorgiaEastside High School is the number 132 by size of 478 Georgia high schools open in 2024-25.#132 of 478
  6. Georgia schools by students per teacher19.0 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 15.8 for high schools.19.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Eastside High School

  1. How many students attend Eastside High School?
    1,590 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,621 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Covington, GA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Eastside High School?
    19.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for high schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Eastside High School a Title I school?
    Eastside High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Eastside High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Eastside High School scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Eastside High School?
    93% of the 416 students in Eastside High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Eastside High School in?
    Newton County, NCES district ID 1303930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130393001023 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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