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B−

Glascock County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Gibson, Mitchell and Edge Hill.

Gibson’s Schools page →

Students
580
Schools
2
Spent per student
$18,014
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
The gist

What stands out about Glascock County School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 50% of Georgia districts
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% more per student than the GA average
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 50% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Gibson 675Mitchell 166Edge Hill 27

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Gibson. Grade by grade →

PK–5Glascock County Elementary SchoolThis district
6–12Glascock County Middle/High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 37.4% · 307 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 39.6% · 292 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 84.4% · 43 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$18,014 per student · 14% above GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 45%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 60%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
569’20
585’21
573’22
567’23
580’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Black 6%Two or more races 4%Hispanic <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Glascock County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gibson
B
276 students12:1
Glascock County Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Gibson
B−
304 students13:1

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.