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Monroe County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Forsyth and Culloden.

Forsyth’s School Grade A better than 88% of Georgia school districts

Students
4,703
Schools
5
Spent per student
$14,477
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Debt
$32.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Monroe County School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 88% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the GA average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $32.5M, about $6,917 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 88% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
AForsyth 4,952Culloden 209

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Forsyth. Grade by grade →

PK–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens CampusThis district
9–12Mary Persons High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency51%
State average 37.4% · 2,217 students tested
Reading / language arts50%
State average 39.6% · 2,230 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 84.4% · 302 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
$14,477 per student · 8% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 38%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,188’20
4,305’21
4,511’22
4,575’23
4,703’24

Up 12.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 67%Black 22%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools.

T.G. Scott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Forsyth
A
835 students14:1
Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Forsyth
A−
753 students15:1
Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Forsyth
B+
730 students13:1
Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Forsyth
A−
1,062 students16:1
Mary Persons High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Forsyth
B+
1,323 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.