Josey High School

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

Josey High School in Augusta, Georgia enrolled 625 students in 2024-25 with 41.0 full-time teachers, 15.2 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, 6-9% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 1% 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 65-69% (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 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 16%

779 students in 2022-23, 636 students in 2023-24, 625 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.0 to 41.0.

Students enrolled at Josey High School by school year2022-23: 779, 2023-24: 636, 2024-25: 62502004006008002022-237792023-246362024-25625
Students enrolled at Josey High School by school year2022-23: 779, 2023-24: 636, 2024-25: 62502004006008002022-237792023-246362024-25625
Students enrolled at Josey High School by school year2022-23: 779, 2023-24: 636, 2024-25: 62502004006008002022-237792023-246362024-25625
Students enrolled at Josey High School by school year2022-23: 779, 2023-24: 636, 2024-25: 62502004006008002022-237792023-246362024-25625
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2377949.015.9
2023-2463661.710.3
2024-2562541.015.2

15.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 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; Josey High School 15.2; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJosey High School 15.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; Josey High School 15.2; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJosey High School 15.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; Josey High School 15.2; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJosey High School 15.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; Josey High School 15.2; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJosey High School 15.2state 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).

5 AP courses and one counselor per 230 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Josey High School enrolled 690 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 197 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses5
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 230 of the 690 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions197
  • Chronically absent72.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

83.4% of students were Black, 12.5% Hispanic, 2.4% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black83.4%
  2. Hispanic12.5%
  3. White2.4%
  4. Two or more races1.1%
  5. Asian0.3%
  6. American Indian0.3%

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 Josey High School scored proficient or above: 6-9% in reading in 2021-22 and 1% 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, 2021-226‑9%19%39.6%
Math, 2022-231% or less13% (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

65-69% of the 197 students in Josey 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 rate65‑69%78%84.4%
Students in the class1972,034134,822

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 Augusta

12 public high schools in Augusta report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Academy of Richmond County High School1,17818.085.1%
Cross Creek High School1,15218.1100.0%
Westside High School1,08819.585.0%
Butler High School87817.0100.0%
Glenn Hills High School83917.4100.0%
Davidson Magnet School74717.042.0%
Laney High School73617.1100.0%
Johnson Magnet64016.269.8%

All public schools in Augusta →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Josey High School

  1. Johnson MagnetThe nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 640 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Academy of Richmond County High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 1,178 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Josey High School with Johnson MagnetStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Richmond County spends per student$13,883 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,883
  5. The largest public schools in GeorgiaJosey High School is the number 337 by size of 478 Georgia high schools open in 2024-25.#337 of 478
  6. Georgia schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 15.8 for high schools.15.2:1
  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 Josey High School

  1. How many students attend Josey High School?
    625 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 779 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Augusta, GA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Josey High School?
    15.2 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 Josey High School a Title I school?
    Josey 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 Josey High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Josey High School scored proficient or above: 6-9% in reading in 2021-22 and 1% 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 Josey High School?
    65-69% of the 197 students in Josey 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 Josey High School in?
    Richmond County, NCES district ID 1304380. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130438001533 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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