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B

Cook County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Adel, Sparks, Lenox and Cecil.

Adel’s School Grade B better than 55% of Georgia school districts

Students
2,979
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,238
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$6.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cook County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 13 pts above the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $6.3M, about $2,120 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% of the 220 Georgia school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Adel. Grade by grade →

PK–2Cook Primary SchoolThis district
3–5Cook Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Cook County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Cook High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency32%
State average 37.4% · 1,590 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 39.6% · 1,586 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 84.4% · 190 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,238 per student · 4% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 49%Federal 25%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,129’20
3,089’21
3,096’22
3,068’23
2,979’24

Down 4.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 46%Black 33%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Georgia.