Hancock County School District

Public Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade

Public schools for Sparta.

At a glance

652Students enrolled

3Schools

$27,914Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

98%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Sparta

Grades PK–5

Lewis Elementary School293 students · SpartaThis district

Grades 6–8

Hancock Central Middle School160 students · SpartaThis district

Grades 9–12

Hancock Central High School199 students · SpartaThis 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 proficiency3%

State average 34.8%

Reading / language arts12%

State average 38.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)87%

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

$27,914

per student each year · 77% above the GA average

Spending

Classroom instruction41%

Support & administration52%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)38%

State23%

Federal40%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

785’20

726’21

703’22

671’23

652’24

Students

Black · 93%609

White · 3%18

Two or more races · 2%16

Hispanic · 1%8

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

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

Schools3 in district

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Lewis Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 293 students · Sparta

D-Public 📚

Hancock Central Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 160 students · Sparta

C-Public 🏫

Hancock Central High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 199 students · Sparta

DPublic

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.