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B+

Appling County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Baxley, Graham and Surrency.

Baxley’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Georgia school districts

Students
3,414
Schools
5
Spent per student
$15,777
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
The gist

What stands out about Appling County School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 66% of Georgia districts
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 20.5% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 66% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Baxley 5,058Graham 276Surrency 203

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Baxley. Grade by grade →

PK–5Appling County Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Appling County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Appling County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency42%
State average 37.4% · 1,796 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 39.6% · 1,767 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 84.4% · 252 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
$15,777 per student · 0% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 31%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 42%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,834’20
2,833’21
3,463’22
3,464’23
3,414’24

Up 20.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 54%Black 20%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Appling County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baxley
B
1,113 students13:1
Altamaha Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baxley
B−
381 students14:1
Fourth District Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Surrency
A
148 students13:1
Appling County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Baxley
B
759 students12:1
Appling County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Baxley
C+
1,013 students15:1

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.