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Barrow County School System · 2025–2026 School Year
Work-Based Learning
Impact Report
Impact Report
Measuring real-world experience, economic impact, and workforce development across all three high schools
326
Total WBL placements
Across 3 schools
288
Students placed
28 with 2+ sites
155
Employer partners
Across Barrow region
309
Active right now
13 completed
156,425
Estimated hours worked by Barrow students this school year
$1.51M
Estimated total student earnings generated this school year
$12.52
Average hourly wage
$26.00
Highest wage (Kubota)
219
Paid placements
107
Volunteer / unpaid
$6,900
Avg earned per student
By school
Winder-Barrow
Tywanda Jackson, Coordinator
116
Placements
~42,916
Est. hours
$444K
Est. earned
Barrow Arts & Sciences
Thomas McElheny, Coordinator
117
Placements
~59,081
Est. hours
$556K
Est. earned
Apalachee High
Miranda Deaton, Coordinator
93
Placements
~54,429
Est. hours
$511K
Est. earned
Placement type breakdown
Internship160 50%
ESD (Paid job)107 33%
YAP53 16%
Coop1 <1%
Students by grade level
84%
266
16%
51
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12th Grade
11th
10
Seniors dominate WBL enrollment — a strong signal for 12th-grade pathway completion rates reported to TCSG.
Top CTAE pathways by placement volume
32 total pathways represented · Allied Health alone accounts for 30% of all WBL placements
Top employer partners by placements
41 Barrow Arts & Sciences
13 NE GA Medical Center
10 Winder-Barrow HS
8 Apalachee High School
8 T.J. Maxx – Winder
8 Akins Dodge Chrysler
8 Chick-fil-A Bethlehem
8 Barrow County Schools
7 Kiddie Cats / AHS
5 Publix Barrow Crossing
5 Kroger
4 Publix (multiple)
3 Holsenbeck Elementary
3 Zaxby's (multiple)
+ 140 more employers
Wage distribution across paid placements
28
Students with 2+ sites
Multi-site placements show deepest pathway engagement
96%
Placement retention rate
309 of 326 placements still active as of April 2026
32
CTAE pathways represented
Broadest program diversity in Barrow County's history