Top Rankings
Banks County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Georgia for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 658 students in Banks County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Georgia.
Public Middle School in Banks County School District have an average math proficiency score of 29% (versus the Georgia public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 40% (versus the 41% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Georgia public middle school average of 64% (majority Black).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (GA)
# Schools
4 Schools
641 Schools
# Students
2,813 Students
468,002 Students
# Teachers
209 Teachers
31,251 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Banks County School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 220 school districts in Georgia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#86 out of 221 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
39%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.70
# American Indian Students
n/a
918 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
23 Students
19,548 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
308 Students
79,715 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
17%
# Black Students
44 Students
177,766 Students
% Black Students
1%
38%
# White Students
2,326 Students
169,093 Students
% White Students
83%
36%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
544 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
110 Students
20,283 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
20
920
# Students in K Grade:
218
4,966
# Students in 1st Grade:
224
5,218
# Students in 2nd Grade:
216
5,259
# Students in 3rd Grade:
193
5,645
# Students in 4th Grade:
200
5,951
# Students in 5th Grade:
198
8,668
# Students in 6th Grade:
214
126,398
# Students in 7th Grade:
215
136,904
# Students in 8th Grade:
229
140,530
# Students in 9th Grade:
257
9,354
# Students in 10th Grade:
239
7,213
# Students in 11th Grade:
209
6,032
# Students in 12th Grade:
181
4,944
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,867 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,333. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,151 is less than the state median of $13,458. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$39 MM
$24,999 MM
Spending
$34 MM
$23,473 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,867
$14,333
Spending / Student
$12,151
$13,458
Best Banks County School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Banks County Middle School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
712 Thompson St
Homer, GA 30547
(706) 677-2277
Homer, GA 30547
(706) 677-2277
Grades: 6-8
| 658 students
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