Chatham County School District
Public
Regional · 8 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade
Public schools for Savannah, Pooler, Port Wentworth, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Thunderbolt and Vernonburg.
At a glance
35,744Students enrolled
57Schools
8Towns served
$17,758Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
74%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades PK–5
West Chatham Elementary School or Pooler Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–5
Garden City Elementary School or Gould Elementary 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 proficiency20%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts26%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
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
$17,758
per student each year · 12% above the GA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
35,361’20
34,728’21
35,730’22
35,170’23
35,744’24
Students
Black · 55%19,802
White · 18%6,574
Hispanic · 18%6,286
Two or more races · 6%2,007
Asian · 3%902
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%93
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools57 in district
Godley Station SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 1,585 students · Savannah
C+PublicPulaski Elementary SChoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 1,147 students · Savannah
CPublicNew Hampstead K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 1,118 students · Bloomingdale
PublicRice Creek SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 1,011 students · Port Wentworth
DPublicHesse SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 996 students · Savannah
CPublicWest Chatham Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 796 students · Pooler
C+PublicEsther F. Garrison School for the ArtsElementary · Grades PK–8 · 770 students · Savannah
A-PublicSouthwest Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 769 students · Savannah
DPublicWhite Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 701 students · Savannah
CPublicWindsor Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 656 students · Savannah
C-PublicHeard Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 636 students · Savannah
B-PublicMarshpoint Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 603 students · Savannah
B+PublicGarden City Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 597 students · Garden City
DPublicIsle of Hope SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 569 students · Savannah
C-PublicOtis J Brock III Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 568 students · Savannah
D-PublicGould Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 559 students · Savannah
D-PublicGeorgetown SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 544 students · Savannah
CPublicMay Howard Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 539 students · Savannah
A-PublicButler Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 524 students · Savannah
DPublicGadsden Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 493 students · Savannah
DPublicShuman Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 1–5 · 482 students · Savannah
D-PublicJacob G. Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 466 students · Savannah
A-PublicTybee Island Maritime Academy SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 432 students · Tybee Island
B+CharterHodge Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 420 students · Savannah
DPublicEllis Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 419 students · Savannah
BPublicAndrea B Williams Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 1–5 · 414 students · Savannah
D-PublicHaven Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 361 students · Savannah
DPublicBloomingdale Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 350 students · Savannah
C-PublicSavannah Classical Academy Charter SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 349 students · Savannah
BCharterPooler Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 340 students · Pooler
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.