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D

Evans County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Claxton, Hagan, Daisy and Bellville.

Claxton’s School Grade D better than 13% of Georgia school districts

Students
1,742
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,660
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$10.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Evans County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 13% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $10.7M, about $6,157 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 13% 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 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 Claxton. Grade by grade →

PK–5Claxton Elementary SchoolThis district
6–12Second ChanceThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency14%
State average 37.4% · 894 students tested
Reading / language arts17%
State average 39.6% · 1,067 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 84.4% · 144 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
$15,660 per student · 1% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 41%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 53%Federal 21%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,870’20
1,826’21
1,818’22
1,798’23
1,742’24

Down 6.8% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 38%White 28%Hispanic 28%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Claxton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Claxton
C−
831 students12:1
Claxton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Claxton
C−
385 students13:1
Second Chance
High · Grades 6–12 · Claxton
C+
55 students19:1
Claxton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Claxton
C
471 students16:1

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.