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B+

Oglethorpe County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Crawford, Arnoldsville, Maxeys and Lexington.

Crawford’s Schools page →

Students
2,293
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,614
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Debt
$35.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Oglethorpe County School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 71% of Georgia districts
  • Graduation rate 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the GA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $35.8M, about $15,617 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 71% 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
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Crawford 918Arnoldsville 445Maxeys 225Lexington 218

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Crawford. Grade by grade →

PK–2Oglethorpe County Primary SchoolThis district
3–5Oglethorpe County Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Oglethorpe County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Oglethorpe County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency41%
State average 37.4% · 1,163 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 39.6% · 1,139 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
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
$14,614 per student · 8% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 32%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 63%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,135’20
2,179’21
2,211’22
2,298’23
2,293’24

Up 7.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 63%Black 16%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Oglethorpe County Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Lexington
559 students11:1
Oglethorpe County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Lexington
B
521 students12:1
Oglethorpe County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Crawford
A−
523 students13:1
Oglethorpe County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lexington
B
690 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.