Harpst Academy

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Cedartown, Georgia

Harpst Academy in Cedartown, Georgia enrolled 32 students in 2024-25 with 6.0 full-time teachers, 5.3 students per teacher against the Georgia median of 11.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (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 30% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%

46 students in 2022-23, 41 students in 2023-24, 32 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.0 to 6.0.

Students enrolled at Harpst Academy by school year2022-23: 46, 2023-24: 41, 2024-25: 3202040602022-23462023-24412024-2532
Students enrolled at Harpst Academy by school year2022-23: 46, 2023-24: 41, 2024-25: 3202040602022-23462023-24412024-2532
Students enrolled at Harpst Academy by school year2022-23: 46, 2023-24: 41, 2024-25: 3202040602022-23462023-24412024-2532
Students enrolled at Harpst Academy by school year2022-23: 46, 2023-24: 41, 2024-25: 3202040602022-23462023-24412024-2532
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23467.06.6
2023-24415.08.2
2024-25326.05.3

5.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 of every 100 Georgia schools of this kind

Among the 39 Georgia schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.9; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Georgia other schools, 2024-2539 values from 3.3 to 50.0; Harpst Academy 5.3; state median 11.9.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHarpst Academy 5.3state median 11.9U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Georgia other schools, 2024-2539 values from 3.3 to 50.0; Harpst Academy 5.3; state median 11.9.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHarpst Academy 5.3state median 11.9U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Georgia other schools, 2024-2539 values from 3.3 to 50.0; Harpst Academy 5.3; state median 11.9.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHarpst Academy 5.3state median 11.9U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Georgia other schools, 2024-2539 values from 3.3 to 50.0; Harpst Academy 5.3; state median 11.9.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHarpst Academy 5.3state median 11.9U.S. 13.8

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Harpst Academy enrolled 46 students and reported no counselor; it reported 57 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions57
  • Chronically absent8.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.0% of students were White, 34.4% Black, 12.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White50.0%
  2. Black34.4%
  3. Hispanic12.5%
  4. Two or more races3.1%

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 Harpst Academy scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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, 2021-2220% or less28%39.6%
Math, 2022-2320% or less26% (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

under 50% of the 13 students in Harpst Academy'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 rateunder 50%87%84.4%
Students in the class13576134,822

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.

What to look at next about Harpst Academy

  1. Georgia School for the DeafThe nearest public school of this kind, 8.6 miles away: 63 students, 3.9 per teacher (2024-25).8.6 mi
  2. Compare Harpst Academy with Georgia School for the DeafStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  3. How much Polk County spends per student$13,543 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,543
  4. The largest public schools in GeorgiaHarpst Academy is the number 39 by size of 45 Georgia schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#39 of 45
  5. Georgia schools by students per teacher5.3 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 11.9 for schools of this kind.5.3:1
  6. 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 Harpst Academy

  1. How many students attend Harpst Academy?
    32 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 46 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Cedartown, GA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Harpst Academy?
    5.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for schools of this kind is 11.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Harpst Academy a Title I school?
    Harpst Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Harpst Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Harpst Academy scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 Harpst Academy?
    under 50% of the 13 students in Harpst Academy'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 Harpst Academy in?
    Polk County, NCES district ID 1304200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130420003614 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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