Baldwin’s public schools outscore 75% of Georgia districts
The four-year graduation rate in Baldwin’s district is 98%, above the Georgia average (84%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Baldwin, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Georgia, not nationally.
From Georgia state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Baldwin’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 261 Georgia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Baldwin’s, its schools beat 80%, higher than their 75% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 40% and math 43% across both districts in spring 2022, against 40% and 37% statewide; 98% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Habersham County spends $15,768 per student and Banks County $14,846, against $15,800 across Georgia (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Baldwin’s grade
A−: better than 75% of Georgia school districts, #69 of 260 Georgia towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Georgia average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Baldwin, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Baldwin
Baldwin Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 422 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Baldwin
Baldwin Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 422 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Baldwin
Baldwin Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 422 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Baldwin
Baldwin Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 422 students · 11:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Baldwin
Baldwin Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 422 students · 11:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Baldwin
Baldwin Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 422 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Baldwin · depends on your address
Habersham Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,611 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Mt Airy
Banks County High School
Grades 9–12 · 831 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Homer
Habersham Success Academy
Grades 6–12 · 75 students · 29:1 students per teacher · in Mount Airy
11th grade in Baldwin · depends on your address
Habersham Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,611 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Mt Airy
Banks County High School
Grades 9–12 · 831 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Homer
Habersham Success Academy
Grades 6–12 · 75 students · 29:1 students per teacher · in Mount Airy
12th grade in Baldwin · depends on your address
Habersham Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,611 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Mt Airy
Banks County High School
Grades 9–12 · 831 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Homer
Habersham Success Academy
Grades 6–12 · 75 students · 29:1 students per teacher · in Mount Airy
Baldwin runs its own schools through grade 12 (Habersham County School District). From grade PK, students attend the Banks County School District, shared with Alto, Gillsville, Homer and Maysville. Its middle school is in Homer. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Baldwin
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Baldwin vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Baldwin’s borders.
Every school in Baldwin
8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Baldwin’s schools
Are Baldwin’s schools good?
By Georgia’s own tests, yes: the public schools Baldwin children attend outscore 75% of Georgia’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #69 of 260 Georgia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 80%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Baldwin in?
Two districts: Habersham County School District runs grades PK–12, and Banks County School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Alto, Gillsville, Homer and Maysville.
Where do Baldwin kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Habersham Central High School, Banks County High School and Habersham Success Academy.
What is Baldwin’s graduation rate?
98% of the class of 2023 in Habersham County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia.
How much does Baldwin spend per student?
$15,768 in Habersham County School District and $14,846 in Banks County School District (FY2024), against $15,800 across Georgia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Baldwin families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Baldwin → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Georgia. Stars are from neighbors.