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D

Randolph County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Cuthbert and Shellman.

Cuthbert’s School Grade D better than 6% of Georgia school districts

Students
635
Schools
3
Spent per student
$19,686
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
The gist

What stands out about Randolph County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 6% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 25% more per student than the GA average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 19% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 6% 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 below the state, class of 2023
D−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cuthbert. Grade by grade →

6–8Randolph County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Randolph Clay High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency14%
State average 37.4% · 347 students tested
Reading / language arts17%
State average 39.6% · 323 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)70–79%
State average 84.4% · 57 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
$19,686 per student · 25% above GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 41%Support & administration 53%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 53%Federal 22%

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

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

Enrollment over time
784’20
715’21
642’22
708’23
635’24

Down 19% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 95%Two or more races 3%White 2%Hispanic <1%Asian <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.

Randolph County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cuthbert
D−
294 students17:1
Randolph County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cuthbert
D
139 students17:1
Randolph Clay High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cuthbert
C−
202 students15:1

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.