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Early 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 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 758 students in Early County School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Georgia.
Public Elementary School in Early County School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Georgia public elementary school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 88% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Georgia public elementary school average of 66% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (GA)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,895 Schools
# Students
1,482 Students
1,204,313 Students
# Teachers
136 Teachers
88,354 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Early County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 219 school districts in Georgia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#190 out of 222 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
40%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
40%
Graduation Rate
87%
84.4%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)32.3%
26.2%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
2%
20%
% Black
81%
36%
% White
13%
34%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,832 is higher than the state median of $17,023. The school district revenue/student has grown by 19% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,378 is higher than the state median of $16,127. The school district spending/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$29,690 MM
Spending
$32 MM
$28,127 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,832
$17,023
Spending / Student
$21,378
$16,127
Best Early County School District Public Elementary Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Early County Elementary School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
283 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Blakely, GA 39823
(229) 723-4101
Blakely, GA 39823
(229) 723-4101
Gr: PK-6 | 758 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
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