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C−

Early County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Blakely, Arlington, Damascus and Jakin.

Blakely’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Georgia school districts

Students
1,482
Schools
3
Spent per student
$18,864
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
The gist

What stands out about Early County School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 18% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 19% more per student than the GA average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 17.1% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 18% 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 Blakely. Grade by grade →

7–8Early County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Early County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency17%
State average 37.4% · 904 students tested
Reading / language arts23%
State average 39.6% · 911 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 84.4% · 138 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
$18,864 per student · 19% above GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 43%Federal 21%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,787’20
1,709’21
1,668’22
1,542’23
1,482’24

Down 17.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 81%White 13%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.