McDuffie County School District
Public
Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade
Public schools for Thomson and Dearing.
At a glance
3,088Students enrolled
6Schools
2Towns served
$16,256Spent per student
15:1Student–teacher ratio
86%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 proficiency12%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts19%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
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
$16,256
per student each year · 3% above the GA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
3,477’20
3,334’21
3,272’22
3,174’23
3,088’24
Students
Black · 59%1,811
White · 30%922
Hispanic · 6%175
Two or more races · 5%168
Asian · 0%7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%4
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools6 in district
Maxwell Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–1 · 436 students · Thomson
PublicDearing Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 414 students · Dearing
B-PublicThomson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 2–3 · 322 students · Thomson
CPublicNorris Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 4–5 · 287 students · Thomson
C-PublicThomson-McDuffie Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 667 students · Thomson
C-PublicThomson High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 962 students · Thomson
DPublicSchool 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.