Sprayberry high school does not fit the East Cobb stereotype. Its student body comes from mostly lower income areas. Test scores at Sprayberry are bottom 50% for Georgia and the student body is even more “minority majority” than the state average (64% at Sprayberry to 63% for the state). Bottom line, Kevin Young has street cred and it’s not a fake accent or weird that he talks the way he does. His accent certainly stands out next to people from Utah County, but that’s it.

Serving 1,890 students in grades 9-12, Sprayberry High School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Georgia for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).

The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 22% (which is lower than the Georgia state average of 36%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 34% (which is lower than the Georgia state average of 39%).

The student:teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the Georgia state level of 14:1.

Minority enrollment is 64% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is higher than the Georgia state average of 63% (majority Black).