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Matt Wilson Elementary School

510 17th St W

Tel: (229)387-2440

Matt Wilson Elementary School serves 492 students in grades 4-5.
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is lower than the GA average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American Indian and Asian), which is more than the state average of 58%.
Matt Wilson Elementary School operates within the Tift County School District.

The student population of 492 students has declined by 5% over five years.
The teacher population of 32 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 has decreased from 16:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.58 is more than the state average of 0.41. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(GA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	15:1	16:1

Asian	n/a	4%

Hispanic	n/a	14%

Black	n/a	37%

White	n/a	42%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	n/a	3%

Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.58	0.41

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	94%	57%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	6%

Tift County School District's student population of 7,942 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $9,521 in this district is less than the state average of $10,007. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $9,774 is less than the state average of $9,869. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Tift County School District
Number of Schools Managed	11	5
Number of Students Managed	7,942	3,306

District Total Revenue	$75 MM	$33 MM

District Spending	$77 MM	$33 MM

District Revenue / Student	$9,521	$10,007

District Spending / Student	$9,774	$9,869

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