Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy
Shellman · GA · State Specialty Schools II- Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Char · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Calhoun County High School → Pataula Charter Academy → Stewart County High School → Randolph Clay High School → Terrell High School → Quitman County High School → Furlow Charter School → Bishop Hall →At a glance
- Gifted & talented program
- AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools
- 4-yr grad rate: 75% (2024-25, Georgia GOSA)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy compares for families
What families should know about Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy.
- ▸ LocallyGA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Calhoun County High School, Pataula Charter Academy, Stewart County High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Georgia
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $13,936/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Pay for college in Georgia
Georgia's public scholarships
Georgia's lottery-funded HOPE and Zell Miller scholarships are pure merit — no income limit. GPAs are recalculated by the state (GSFC) on core academic courses only.
Covers a set share of public-college tuition for Georgia grads with a 3.0+ core GPA — no test score or income limit. (Requires 4 rigor credits; maintain a 3.0 in college.)
Official program details ↗Top tier: full public-college tuition for a 3.7 GPA plus a single-sitting SAT 1200 / ACT 25. Named valedictorians and salutatorians qualify at a 3.0 with no test. (The 3.0 val/sal path needs no test score; 3.3 is the separate in-college maintenance GPA.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-10-21.
Georgia Milestones & Graduation
How students score on Georgia's End-of-Course tests.
Georgia Milestones are the state's End-of-Course exams. Below: the share of students reaching Proficient Learner or above — Georgia's college- and career-ready benchmark — on each core high-school subject, plus the 4-year graduation rate.
What does "Proficient or above" mean? →
Georgia Milestones reports four levels: Beginning, Developing, Proficient, and Distinguished Learner. "Proficient or above" combines the top two — students who have demonstrated the knowledge and skills for the next grade or course and are on track for college and career. Georgia's cut scores are rigorous, so statewide proficiency rates often sit below those of other states even for strong schools. Exams are taken at the end of the course.
Source: Georgia Governor's Office of Student Achievement (GOSA), Georgia Milestones EOC & 4-year cohort graduation rate, 2024-25, All Students. Small-group results are masked for privacy.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +8.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 522 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $15,235 per student in district revenue, the 256 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $3,900,160/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun County High School Edison |
Public | 15.1 | 146 | -13.1% |
| Pataula Charter Academy Edison |
Public · charter | 15.4 | 171 | +0.0% |
| Stewart County High School Lumpkin |
Public | 21.5 | 114 | -6.6% |
| Randolph Clay High School Cuthbert |
Public | 14.7 | 202 | -23.2% |
| Terrell High School Dawson |
Public | 11.9 | 266 | -14.7% |
| Quitman County High School Georgetown |
Public | 28.6 | 109 | +22.5% |
| Furlow Charter School Americus |
Public · charter | 30.0 | 166 | +18.6% |
| Bishop Hall Thomasville |
Public | 73.6 | 129 | -37.7% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantSouthwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy is a public high school in Shellman, GA, enrolling 522 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Georgia reports a four-year graduation rate of 75%.
18% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy's graduation rate? Georgia reports a four-year graduation rate of 75%.
How many students attend Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy? Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy is a public high school in Shellman, GA, enrolling 522 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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