High school (grades 9-12) · Savannah, GA

Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School

Federal NCES profile for Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 130102004044
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
36
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
31
📋 Attendance
55
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 77% of Georgia schools.

#4 of 10
high schools in Savannah · Resource Index
40
Resource Index · Typical
16.1:1
large classes for Georgia
43.9%
free-lunch eligible

Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School has class sizes larger than 77% of Georgia schools. Computed live against every Georgia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School ranks #4 of 10 high schools in Savannah, GA.

Enrollment

694

Georgia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

43.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.1:1

vs 14.4:1 Georgia avg

+12% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

43.9%

vs 60.7% Georgia avg

-28% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School compares with Georgia and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School

Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School is a mid-sized high school in Savannah, Georgia, enrolling 694 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 16.1:1 puts it in the larger third of Georgia schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 43.9% of students eligible for free meals.

With 694 students, its enrollment sits close to the Georgia median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,314 scored Georgia schools.

Against 441 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #65.

Its student body is led by African American (62%) and Hispanic or Latino (20%) (diversity index 57/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 347 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.0% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Its district draws 18.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Savannah's high schools, it stands alongside Jenkins High School (1,265 students): Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (16.1:1 vs 17.3:1).

Savannah-Chatham County also operates Godley Station School (1,585 students) and Groves High School (1,469 students) alongside Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School compares

Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School on the metrics families compare, against Georgia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Georgia Georgia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.1:1 ▲ 12% 14.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 43.9% ▼ 28% 60.7% 51.7%
Enrollment 694 top 42% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.1:1
Leaner classes than 37% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
694
Bigger than 80% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
43.9%
free-lunch eligible - 28% below the Georgia average of 60.7%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.1:1
students per teacher - 12% above state mean
Top 77% in Georgia - lower ratio than 23% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
18.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$14,986
per pupil, district-wide - above Georgia avg of $13,863
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 347 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 13 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 61.7%
Hispanic or Latino 19.7%
White 8.9%
Two or More 5.6%
Asian 4.0%

Largest group: African American at 61.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 56.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 56.8, Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School is more mixed than the Georgia school average of 50.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Savannah-Chatham County, which includes Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School.

$14,986
Per student
+8%
vs Georgia
Avg $13,863
-10%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 57.2%
State 24.5%
Federal 18.2%

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.

How Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Godley Station School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Groves High School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Jenkins High School Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Pulaski Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
New Hampstead High School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Savannah-Chatham County · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Savannah

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Georgia, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School

How many students attend Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School?

Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School has 694 students enrolled. It is a high school in Savannah, GA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School is 16.1:1, which is 12% higher than the Georgia average of 14.4:1 and 3% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School?

43.9% of students at Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Georgia average of 60.7%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School?

The largest demographic group at Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School is African American at 61.7% of enrollment, in Savannah, GA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 56.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School?

Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School rank among high schools in Savannah?

By Resource Investment Index, Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School ranks #4 of 10 high schools in Savannah, GA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Savannah on the city page.

Is Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School a good school?

Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 77% of Georgia schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Savannah-Chatham County?

Besides Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School, Savannah-Chatham County also operates Godley Station School (1,585 students), Groves High School (1,469 students), and Jenkins High School (1,265 students). See the Savannah-Chatham County district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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