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C−

Mitchell County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Camilla, Baconton and Sale City, and parts of Meigs.

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

Students
1,203
Schools
4
Spent per student
$21,477
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Debt
$9.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mitchell County School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 18% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 36% more per student than the GA average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $9.4M, about $7,847 per student
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
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Camilla. Grade by grade →

3–5Mitchell County Elementary SchoolThis district
9–12Mitchell County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency16%
State average 37.4% · 655 students tested
Reading / language arts17%
State average 39.6% · 643 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 84.4% · 111 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
$21,477 per student · 36% above GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 45%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 49%State 29%Federal 22%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,305’20
1,250’21
1,304’22
1,249’23
1,203’24

Down 7.8% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 85%White 8%Hispanic 7%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

4 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.