Whitewater High School (Georgia)


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

Whitewater has been accredited by Cognia, or its predecessors, since 2003. 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.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,428 students enrolled for 2018-19 was:
  • Male - 50.8%
  • Female - 49.2%
  • Native American/Alaskan - >0.1%
  • Asian - 3.4%
  • Black - 20.3%
  • Hispanic - 8.1%
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific islanders - 0.1%
  • White - 62.6%
  • Multiracial - 5.5%
17.9% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.

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 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.