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Pierce County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Blackshear, Patterson and Offerman, and parts of Waycross.
Students
3,647
Schools
5
Spent per student
$13,981
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Debt
$0.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Pierce County School District
- School Grade A: better than 88% of Georgia districts
- Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
- Spends 12% less per student than the GA average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $0.6M, about $151 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Mershon.
PK–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Pierce County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Pierce County High SchoolThis district
Test scores vs. GA
2020–21Math proficiency52%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 84.8%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,981 per student · 12% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 32%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 56%Federal 15%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,569’20
3,566’21
3,637’22
3,650’23
3,647’24
About steady.
Students
White 74%Hispanic 11%Black 8%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
5 public schools.
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.