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Schools in Young Harris

Young Harris’s public schools

Towns County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Young Harris. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Georgia’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Georgia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.0K
▲ 33% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
GA 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
966 students on the public path
In brief

Young Harris’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Young Harris’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s 2,141 public schools. Towns County Middle School places highest (better than 81%); Towns County High School lowest (39%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Young Harris, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Towns County Elementary Schoolin HiawasseeB+
6–8Towns County Middle Schoolin HiawasseeA−
9–12Towns County High Schoolin HiawasseeC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Towns County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Towns County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 966 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$20,958GA $15,800 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 39.6% · 494 students tested
Math47%
State average 37.4% · 493 students tested

Young Harris vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Young Harris’s borders.

Schools next door
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Young Harris—Towns County

Every school in Young Harris

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Young Harrisin other towns
Towns County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hiawassee
B+
490 students11:1Rate it →
Towns County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hiawassee
A−
197 students9:1Rate it →
Towns County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hiawassee
C+
279 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Young Harris’s schools

Are Young Harris’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Young Harris. Towns County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Young Harris. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Young Harris in?

Towns County School District.

Where do Young Harris kids go to high school?

Towns County High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.