Wayne County School District
Public
Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade
Public schools for Jesup, Screven and Odum.
At a glance
5,348Students enrolled
8Schools
3Towns served
$14,199Spent per student
14:1Student–teacher ratio
91%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades PK–5
Jesup Elementary School or Bacon Elementary School or Martha Rawls Smith Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
Arthur Williams Middle School or Martha Puckett Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
Arthur Williams Middle School or Martha Puckett Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
Arthur Williams Middle School or Martha Puckett Middle 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 proficiency35%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
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
$14,199
per student each year · 10% below the GA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
5,009’20
5,101’21
5,172’22
5,220’23
5,348’24
Students
White · 60%3,196
Black · 22%1,174
Hispanic · 11%598
Two or more races · 6%332
Asian · 1%37
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%7
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools8 in district
Jesup Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 706 students · Jesup
B-PublicBacon Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 690 students · Jesup
BPublicMartha Rawls Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 543 students · Jesup
B-PublicOdum Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 441 students · Odum
APublicScreven Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 225 students · Screven
APublicArthur Williams Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 626 students · Jesup
BPublicMartha Puckett Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 541 students · Jesup
B-PublicWayne County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,576 students · Jesup
BPublicSchool 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.