Pierce County School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade

Public schools for Blackshear, Patterson and Offerman, and parts of Waycross.

At a glance

3,647Students enrolled

5Schools

3Towns served

$13,981Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

87%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

BlackshearPattersonOfferman

Grades PK–5

Blackshear Elementary School820 students · BlackshearThis district

Grades 6–8

Pierce County Middle School825 students · BlackshearThis district

Grades 9–12

Pierce County High School1,053 students · BlackshearThis district

Grades PK–5

Patterson Elementary School465 students · PattersonThis district

Grades 6–8

Pierce County Middle School825 students · BlackshearThis district

Grades 9–12

Pierce County High School1,053 students · BlackshearThis district

Grades PK–5

Blackshear Elementary School or Midway Elementary School or Patterson Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Pierce County Middle School825 students · BlackshearThis district

Grades 9–12

Pierce County High School1,053 students · BlackshearThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs GA

Math proficiency52%

State average 34.8%

Reading / language arts51%

State average 38.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)86%

State average 84.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,981

per student each year · 12% below the GA average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration32%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)29%

State56%

Federal15%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,569’20

3,566’21

3,637’22

3,650’23

3,647’24

Students

White · 74%2,710

Hispanic · 11%400

Black · 8%308

Two or more races · 5%196

Asian · 1%22

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%10

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Blackshear3,578 people

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Patterson906 people

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Offerman873 people

Also covers small parts of Waycross.

Schools5 in district

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Blackshear Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 820 students · Blackshear

A-Public 📚

Midway Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 484 students · Blackshear

APublic 📚

Patterson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 465 students · Patterson

APublic 📚

Pierce County Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 825 students · Blackshear

A-Public 🏫

Pierce County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,053 students · Blackshear

APublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.