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C−

Turner County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Ashburn, Sycamore and Rebecca.

Ashburn’s School Grade C− better than 20% of Georgia school districts

Students
1,107
Schools
3
Spent per student
$17,680
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$14.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Turner County School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 20% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% more per student than the GA average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $14.6M, about $13,211 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 20% 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 above the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ashburn. Grade by grade →

6–8Turner County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Turner County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20%
State average 37.4% · 571 students tested
Reading / language arts21%
State average 39.6% · 537 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 84.4% · 82 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
$17,680 per student · 12% above GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 43%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 59%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,167’20
1,156’21
1,189’22
1,137’23
1,107’24

Down 5.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 68%White 22%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 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.