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Cairo High School
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Cairo High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

455 5th St SE, Cairo, GA 39828 · (229) 377-2222 · Part of Grady County School District

Cairo’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Georgia school districts

Directions
Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,317
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Cairo High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state

On the path

Where Cairo kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Washington Middle School631 students
9–12Cairo High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Georgia’s 2,141 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

455 5th St SE, Cairo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9425
Grade 10324
Grade 11291
Grade 12277
Enrollment over time
1,286’20
1,288’21
1,274’22
1,298’23
1,317’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 37%Black 30%Hispanic 29%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cairo High School from Cairo families.

Other schools in Grady County School District

The district →
Eastside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cairo
B−
735 students13:1
Southside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cairo
B
610 students12:1
Shiver Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Pelham
B−
579 students15:1
Whigham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Whigham
A−
543 students14:1
Washington Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cairo
C
631 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Georgia’s other public schools; Cairo’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.