Jeff Davis County School District
Public
Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade
Public schools for Hazlehurst and Denton.
At a glance
3,074Students enrolled
4Schools
2Towns served
$15,174Spent per student
16:1Student–teacher ratio
98%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
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 proficiency37%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
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
$15,174
per student each year · 4% below the GA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
3,069’20
3,074’21
3,075’22
3,077’23
3,074’24
Students
White · 56%1,736
Hispanic · 23%715
Black · 15%472
Two or more races · 4%120
Asian · 1%27
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools4 in district
Jeff Davis Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 853 students · Hazlehurst
PublicJeff Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 711 students · Hazlehurst
B-PublicJeff Davis Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 675 students · Hazlehurst
BPublicJeff Davis High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 835 students · Hazlehurst
C+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.