Enrollment
488
Georgia · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 130327003761
Lee High School 9th Grade Campus — Leesburg, GA
Federal NCES profile for Lee High School 9th Grade Campus, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 34/100.
👥 Class size 36
📚 AP courses 5
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 2
📋 Attendance 59
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Lee County · Georgia
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
34.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
16:1
vs 14.5:1 Georgia avg
+10% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
35.0%
vs 60.7% Georgia avg
-42% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Lee High School 9th Grade Campus compares with Georgia and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Lee High School 9th Grade Campus reports 488 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 16:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 10% above the Georgia state mean of 14.5:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 1% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 35.0% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 42% below the Georgia average and 32% below the national baseline. The school offers 1 Advanced Placement course, a stronger academic pipeline indicator than enrollment alone. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 488 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 16.4% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Lee County spends $12,368 per pupil district-wide, below the Georgia average of $15,679 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 34.3% from local sources (property taxes), 52.9% from the state, and 12.7% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (F), calculated from 5 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Lee High School 9th Grade Campus compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Georgia state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Georgia | Georgia avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 16:1 | ▲ 10% | 14.5:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 35.0% | ▼ 42% | 60.7% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 488 | top 30% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
35.0%
free-lunch eligible
— 42% below the Georgia average of 60.7%
Below the 40% Title I threshold — federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
16:1
students per teacher
— 10% above state mean
Top 78% in Georgia — lower ratio than 22% of state schools
Between 15:1 and 20:1 — in line with the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
16.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Between 10–20% — above the pre-pandemic baseline of ~15% nationally but within the current U.S. range.
Funding equity
$12,368
per pupil, district-wide
— below Georgia avg of $15,679
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 488 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
87
in-school suspensions + 83 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 17.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 34.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 13 expulsions.
Overview
Enrollment 488 Top 30% in Georgia — larger than 70% of 2,315 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 34.0
Students per teacher 16:1 +10% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 35.0% -42% vs state
NCES ID 130327003761
Student demographics
White 54.5%
African American 33.6%
Two or More 4.5%
Asian 4.1%
Hispanic or Latino 3.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%
Largest group: White at 54.5% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP courses offered 1
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 1.0
Students per counselor 488:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 16.4%
In-school suspensions 87
Out-of-school suspensions 83
Expulsions 13
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lee County, which includes Lee High School 9th Grade Campus.
$12,368
Per student
-21%
vs Georgia
Avg $15,679
-37%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 34.3%
State 52.9%
Federal 12.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 1,356
- Students per teacher
- 18.6:1
- Enrollment
- 853
- Students per teacher
- 13.9:1
- Enrollment
- 778
- Students per teacher
- 15.1:1
- Enrollment
- 652
- Students per teacher
- 16.6:1
- Enrollment
- 635
- Students per teacher
- 13.2:1
Similar high schools in Leesburg
1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
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School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Lee High School 9th Grade Campus
How many students attend Lee High School 9th Grade Campus?
Lee High School 9th Grade Campus has 488 students enrolled. It is a high school in Leesburg, GA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lee High School 9th Grade Campus?
The student-teacher ratio at Lee High School 9th Grade Campus is 16:1, which is 10% higher than the Georgia average of 14.5:1 and 1% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Lee High School 9th Grade Campus?
35.0% of students at Lee High School 9th Grade Campus are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Georgia average of 60.7%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lee High School 9th Grade Campus?
The largest demographic group at Lee High School 9th Grade Campus is White at 54.5%. The school serves a diverse student body in Leesburg, GA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Lee High School 9th Grade Campus?
Lee High School 9th Grade Campus has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (F) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.