Whitewater High School (Georgia) Explained

Whitewater High School
Motto:"Knowledge, Opportunity, and Success"
Streetaddress:100 Wildcat Way
City:Fayetteville
State:Georgia
Zipcode:30215
Country:United States
Coordinates:33.3771°N -84.4721°W
Type:Public secondary school
Established:2003
District:Fayette County School System
Principal:Krystin Hall
Accreditation:Cognia
Teaching Staff:89.60
Grades:9–12
Nickname:Wildcats
Ratio:15.48
Yearbook:Vision
Enrollment:1,387 (2022-23)[1]
Campus:Rural fringe
Colors:Cardinal red, silver and black

Whitewater High School is a public secondary school in Fayetteville, Georgia, United States. It serves grades 9-12 for the Fayette County School System.

Academics

Whitewater has been accredited by Cognia, or its predecessors, since 2003.[2] The school was ranked 1,758th nationally, 42nd for Georgia and 3rd for Fayette County in the 2020 U.S. News & World Reports annual ranking of high schools.[3]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,428 students enrolled for 2018-19 was:

17.9% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Notable alumni

Fine Arts

Band

Whitewater High School features four performing ensembles that include a jazz band, a concert band, a symphonic band, and a wind ensemble. Concert, Symphonic, and Wind Ensembles all consecutively earn superior ratings at the GMEA Large Group Performance Evaluation (LGPE) each year. The Whitewater Marching Band also consistently places top spots in various marching competitions in the region, with them currently being the Grand Champion of the Lafayette Marching Classic for the second year in a row.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Whitewater High School. National Center for Education Statistics. July 31, 2024.
  2. Web site: Cognia - Institution Summary . www.advanc-ed.org . Cognia . 26 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Whitewater High School 2020 Ranking . usnews.com . U.S. News & World Report . 26 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Goodbread . Chase . Super sleeper: D-II safety Kyle Dugger squarely on NFL's radar . https://web.archive.org/web/20191105223138/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001073502/article/super-sleeper-dii-safety-kyle-dugger-squarely-on-nfls-radar . dead . November 5, 2019 . NFL.com. February 12, 2020. April 26, 2020.