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C+

Grady County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Cairo and Whigham.

Cairo’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Georgia school districts

Students
4,415
Schools
6
Spent per student
$13,663
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Debt
$5.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Grady County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the GA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.4M, about $1,229 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% 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+Cairo 10,150Whigham 413

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cairo. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Washington Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Cairo High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 37.4% · 2,353 students tested
Reading / language arts28%
State average 39.6% · 2,269 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 84.4% · 289 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
$13,663 per student · 14% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 31%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 55%Federal 23%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,126’20
4,100’21
4,061’22
4,088’23
4,415’24

Up 7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 36%Hispanic 31%Black 29%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <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.

Eastside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cairo
B−
735 students13:1
Southside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cairo
B
610 students12:1
Shiver Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Pelham
B−
579 students15:1
Whigham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Whigham
A−
543 students14:1
Washington Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cairo
C
631 students13:1
Cairo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cairo
D
1,317 students17:1

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.