Early County School District
Public
Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade
Public schools for Blakely, Arlington, Damascus and Jakin.
At a glance
1,482Students enrolled
3Schools
4Towns served
$18,864Spent per student
11:1Student–teacher ratio
92%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades PK–6
Early County Elementary School or Calhoun County Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 7–8
Early County Middle School or Calhoun County Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Early County High School or Calhoun County High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased 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 proficiency16%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts19%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
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
$18,864
per student each year · 19% above the GA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
1,787’20
1,709’21
1,668’22
1,542’23
1,482’24
Students
Black · 81%1,198
White · 13%195
Two or more races · 3%47
Hispanic · 2%26
Asian · 1%11
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%5
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools3 in district
Early County Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 758 students · Blakely
CPublicEarly County Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 218 students · Blakely
CPublicEarly County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 506 students · Blakely
D-PublicSchool 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.