Tift County School District
Public
Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade
Public schools for Tifton, Omega and Ty Ty.
At a glance
7,471Students enrolled
11Schools
3Towns served
$13,931Spent per student
15:1Student–teacher ratio
97%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades 6–8
Eighth Street Middle School or Northeast Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
Eighth Street Middle School or Northeast Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
Eighth Street Middle School or Northeast 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 proficiency30%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
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
$13,931
per student each year · 12% below the GA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
7,777’20
7,623’21
7,661’22
7,631’23
7,471’24
Students
Black · 37%2,743
White · 37%2,737
Hispanic · 21%1,546
Two or more races · 4%315
Asian · 2%122
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%6
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools11 in district
Annie Belle Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 785 students · Tifton
B+PublicG. O. Bailey Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 531 students · Tifton
B+PublicLen Lastinger Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 448 students · Tifton
A-PublicCharles Spencer Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 428 students · Tifton
C+PublicNorthside Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 405 students · Tifton
B-PublicMatt Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 398 students · Tifton
BPublicJ. T. Reddick Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 339 students · Tifton
B+PublicOmega Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 314 students · Omega
B+PublicEighth Street Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 883 students · Tifton
C+PublicNortheast Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 733 students · Tifton
C+PublicTift County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,207 students · Tifton
CPublicSchool 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.