Pierce County High School
4850 County Farm Rd
Blackshear GA, 31516, Pierce County
Phone: 912-449-2055
Ranking: 
(107 out of 392, top 27%)*
(107 out of 392, top 27%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Pierce County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 62 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 60 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,085 | 1,020 | 963 | 926 | 950 | 977 | 957 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 349 | 32.2% | 287 | 28.1% | 259 | 26.9% | 262 | 28.3% | 256 | 26.9% | 274 | 28.0% | 257 | 26.9% |
| Grade 10: | 267 | 24.6% | 274 | 26.9% | 260 | 27.0% | 236 | 25.5% | 260 | 27.4% | 246 | 25.2% | 282 | 29.5% |
| Grade 11: | 244 | 22.5% | 241 | 23.6% | 215 | 22.3% | 229 | 24.7% | 202 | 21.3% | 218 | 22.3% | 219 | 22.9% |
| Grade 12: | 225 | 20.7% | 218 | 21.4% | 229 | 23.8% | 199 | 21.5% | 232 | 24.4% | 239 | 24.5% | 199 | 20.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 544 | 50.1% | 496 | 48.6% | 483 | 50.2% | 470 | 50.8% | 501 | 52.7% | 507 | 51.9% | 485 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 541 | 49.9% | 524 | 51.4% | 480 | 49.8% | 456 | 49.2% | 449 | 47.3% | 442 | 45.2% | 446 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 55 | 5.1% | 41 | 4.0% | 39 | 4.0% | 37 | 4.0% | 36 | 3.8% | 29 | 3.0% | 29 | 3.0% |
| Black: | 101 | 9.3% | 103 | 10.1% | 105 | 10.9% | 111 | 12.0% | 113 | 11.9% | 119 | 12.2% | 116 | 12.1% |
| White: | 910 | 83.9% | 853 | 83.6% | 796 | 82.7% | 756 | 81.6% | 782 | 82.3% | 803 | 82.2% | 782 | 81.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 1.2% | 15 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 473 | 43.6% | 412 | 40.4% | 391 | 40.6% | 380 | 41.0% | 397 | 41.8% | 342 | 35.0% | 340 | 35.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 136 | 12.5% | 107 | 10.5% | 95 | 9.9% | 75 | 8.1% | 89 | 9.4% | 119 | 12.2% | 108 | 11.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.56 | 17.35 | 16.18 | 15.56 | 15.75 | 16.50 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOCT | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 76% | 83% | 64% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 73.8% | 79.1% | 65% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | 55% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 44.3% | 44.3% | 40% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 71.2% | 71.2% | 62.8% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 41.1% | 41.1% | 29.9% |
| 2006 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 77% | 77% | 81% |
| 2007 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 77.4% | 77.4% | 81% |
| 2008 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 84% |
| 2009 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 86% |
| 2010 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 86.1% |
| 2011 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 88.1% |
| 2012 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 89.2% |
| 2013 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | N/A |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 42.3% | 42.3% | 58% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 67.8% | 67.8% | 62% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | 64% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 65.3% | 65.3% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 72.7% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | N/A |
| 2013 | Coordinate Algebra | End of course | % met std | 47.6% | 47.6% | 36.9% |
| 2006 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 59% | 59% | 58% |
| 2007 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | 66% |
| 2008 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | 68% |
| 2009 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 68.6% | 68.6% | 68% |
| 2010 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 63.9% | 63.9% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 64.5% | 64.5% | 72.2% |
| 2012 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 78.9% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 76% | 76% | 62% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 74.4% | 74.4% | 63% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 61% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 47% |
| 2010 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 64.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 65.7% | 65.7% | 61.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics II | End of course | % met std | 55.5% | 55.5% | 52.3% |
| 2011 | Mathematics II | End of course | % met std | 64.2% | 64.2% | 54.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics II | End of course | % met std | 70% | 70% | 53.9% |
| 2006 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 68% | 68% | 65% |
| 2007 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 63.9% | 63.9% | 68% |
| 2008 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 73% |
| 2009 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 76% |
| 2010 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 90.1% | 90.1% | 84.1% |
| 2013 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 85.7% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 74% | 74% | 61% |
| 2007 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 78.3% | 78.3% | 62% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 63% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 67% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 72.2% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 90.3% | 90.3% | 76.2% |
| 2012 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 77.5% |
| 2013 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 94.6% | 94.6% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 68% | 68% | 71% |
| 2007 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 71% |
| 2008 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 77.4% | 77.4% | 59% |
| 2009 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 68% | 68% | 60% |
| 2010 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 87.7% | 87.7% | 66.2% |
| 2012 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 68.3% |
| 2013 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 72.6% |
| GHSGT (GPS) | ||||||
| 2008 | English Language Arts | End of course | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 90% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | End of course | % met std | 91.51% | 91.5% | 89.98% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | End of course | % met std | 95.9% | 95.9% | 90.1% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 91% |
| 2011 | Math | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 84% |
| 2008 | Science | End of course | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Science | End of course | % met std | 92.92% | 92.9% | 87.85% |
| 2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 95.4% | 95.4% | 90% |
| 2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 93% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 80% |
| GHSGT (QCC) | ||||||
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 96% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 96.3% | 96.3% | 96.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 92% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | 91.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 92% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 95.26% | 95% | 93.51% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 91% |
| 2006 | Science | End of course | % met std | 73% | 73% | 73% |
| 2007 | Science | End of course | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 73.6% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 86% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | 87.1% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 91.98% | 92% | 87.24% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Pierce County High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.