C−
Clarke County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Winterville, and parts of Bogart.
Students
12,275
Schools
21
Spent per student
$22,545
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Debt
$46.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Clarke County School District
- School Grade C−: better than 17% of Georgia districts
- Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
- Spends 43% more per student than the GA average
- 11 students per teacher
- Debt of $46.9M, about $3,823 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Athens.
PK–514 elementary schoolsThis district
6–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–124 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. GA
2020–21Math proficiency17%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts21%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 84.8%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$22,545 per student · 43% above GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 28%Federal 14%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
12,507’20
12,556’21
12,340’22
12,331’23
12,275’24
About steady.
Students
Black 44%Hispanic 29%White 20%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
21 public schools.
Whitehead Road Elementary School
C632 students10:1
Gaines Elementary School
D568 students11:1
Timothy Elementary School
B565 students11:1
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School
C−563 students10:1
Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School
A−492 students11:1
Barnett Shoals Elementary School
C+490 students10:1
Barrow Elementary School
B+456 students11:1
Whit Davis Road Elementary School
C−395 students11:1
Judia Jackson Harris Elementary
C−392 students10:1
Fowler Drive Elementary School
D366 students9:1
Howard B. Stroud Elementary School
C−350 students8:1
Winterville Elementary School
D343 students9:1
Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School
D−322 students8:1
Cleveland Road Elementary School
C256 students8:1
Clarke Middle School
B−718 students11:1
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School
C707 students11:1
Hilsman Middle School
C−624 students11:1
Coile Middle School
D582 students11:1
Clarke Central High School
C1,907 students16:1
Cedar Shoals High School
D−1,489 students14:1
Classic City High School
58 students8:1
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.