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C+

Decatur County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Bainbridge, Attapulgus, Climax and Brinson.

Bainbridge’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Georgia school districts

Students
4,178
Schools
6
Spent per student
$14,304
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$36.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Decatur County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the GA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $36.3M, about $8,676 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% 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
C+Bainbridge 14,606Attapulgus 442Climax 265Brinson 215

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bainbridge. Grade by grade →

PK–22 elementary schoolsThis district
3–5Hutto Elementary SchoolThis district
6–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 37.4% · 2,087 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 39.6% · 2,109 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 84.4% · 374 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
$14,304 per student · 9% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 45%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,881’20
4,433’21
4,310’22
4,270’23
4,178’24

Up 7.7% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 54%White 29%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Jones-Wheat Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Bainbridge
B
664 students14:1
West Bainbridge Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Bainbridge
B
556 students15:1
Hutto Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Bainbridge
C+
790 students14:1
Bainbridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bainbridge
B−
793 students12:1
New Beginning Learning Center
High · Grades 6–12 · Bainbridge
D−
183 students24:1
Bainbridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bainbridge
C+
1,192 students13:1

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.