Starr's Mill High School

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Starr's Mill High School
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Starr's Mill High School
193 Panther Path
Fayetteville, Georgia

United States
Coordinates 33°20′32″N84°31′03″W / 33.342091°N 84.517576°W / 33.342091; -84.517576
Information
TypePublic secondary
Established1997
School district Fayette County Public Schools
PrincipalJamie Voorhies
Staff90.20 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,360 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.08 [1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Black and Columbia blue   
MascotPanther
Website Starr’s Mill High School

Starr's Mill High School is a public high school located in Fayetteville, Georgia, United States. The school is governed by the Fayette County Board of Education. [2]

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The school also serves southern Peachtree City and parts of unincorporated Fayette County.

History

The Fayette County Board of Education commissioned Starr's Mill High School alongside Peeples Elementary School and Rising Starr Middle School in response to rapid population growth in southern Peachtree City. Before its permanent building was constructed, students attended the LaFayette Education Center in Fayetteville until the start of the 97-1998 school year. The school is named after a grist mill located a mile southeast of the campus.

School profile

Starr's Mill High School opened in 1997–1998 with 40 teachers and 650 students. As of 2020–21 its enrollment was 1,336 students, with 89.3 (on an FTE basis) teachers. [1]

5% of Starr's Mill minority students participate in the ESOL Program. Most SMHS students reside in Fayetteville and Peachtree City.

Starr's Mill was one of only three high schools in Georgia to be declared a School of Excellence in 2005, and it has been ranked as one of the best school public schools in America by Newsweek magazine. The feeder to this school is Rising Starr Middle School.

Academics

The 2020 SAT average at Starr's Mill was 1161 (out of 1600). [3]

Extra-curricular activities

Athletics

Academics

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Starr's Mill High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  2. Fayette County Board of Education
  3. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  4. Facebook post of a parent whose son ran together with Roberts during the high school years-R]