Ben Hill County School District

Public Grades PK–12 C-School Grade

Public schools for Fitzgerald.

At a glance

2,831Students enrolled

4Schools

$15,286Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

100%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Fitzgerald

Grades PK–2

Ben Hill County Primary School815 students · FitzgeraldThis district

Grades 3–5

Ben Hill Elementary School552 students · FitzgeraldThis district

Grades 6–8

Ben Hill County Middle School594 students · FitzgeraldThis district

Grades 9–12

Fitzgerald High School School College and Career Academy870 students · FitzgeraldThis 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 proficiency19%

State average 34.8%

Reading / language arts22%

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

$15,286

per student each year · 3% below the GA average

Spending

Classroom instruction65%

Support & administration29%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)25%

State56%

Federal19%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,980’20

3,019’21

2,954’22

2,929’23

2,831’24

Students

Black · 43%1,227

White · 40%1,144

Hispanic · 12%346

Two or more races · 4%102

Asian · 0%10

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

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

Schools4 in district

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Ben Hill County Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 815 students · Fitzgerald

Public 📚

Ben Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 552 students · Fitzgerald

C+Public 📚

Ben Hill County Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 594 students · Fitzgerald

CPublic 🏫

Fitzgerald High School School College and Career AcademyHigh · Grades 9–12 · 870 students · Fitzgerald

C-Public

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.