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Schools in Dearing

Dearing’s public schools

McDuffie County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dearing. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Georgia’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Georgia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
23%
2021–22
Math proficiency
19%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▲ 3% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
GA 14.3
Schools in town
1
2,043 students on the public path
In brief

Dearing’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Dearing’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s 2,141 public schools. Dearing Elementary School places highest (better than 45%); Thomson High School lowest (9%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dearing, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Dearing Elementary SchoolMcDuffie County School DistrictB−
6–8Thomson-McDuffie Middle Schoolin ThomsonC−
9–12Thomson High Schoolin ThomsonD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the McDuffie County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

McDuffie County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 3,088 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$16,256GA $15,800 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading23%
State average 39.6% · 1767 students tested
Math19%
State average 37.4% · 1722 students tested

Dearing vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Dearing’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dearing—McDuffie County

Every school in Dearing

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Dearingby address
Dearing Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
414 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Dearingin other towns
Thomson-McDuffie Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Thomson
C−
667 students15:1Rate it →
Thomson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Thomson
D
962 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Dearing’s schools

Are Dearing’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dearing. McDuffie County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dearing. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dearing in?

McDuffie County School District.

Where do Dearing kids go to high school?

Thomson High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.