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Jeff Davis County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Hazlehurst and Denton.

Hazlehurst’s School Grade B better than 64% of Georgia school districts

Students
3,074
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,174
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Debt
$1.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Jeff Davis County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of Georgia districts
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 13 pts above the state
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.2M, about $394 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% 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
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hazlehurst. Grade by grade →

PK–2Jeff Davis Primary SchoolThis district
6–8Jeff Davis Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Jeff Davis High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency41%
State average 37.4% · 1,533 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 39.6% · 1,537 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 84.4% · 192 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
$15,174 per student · 4% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 35%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 55%Federal 20%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,069’20
3,074’21
3,075’22
3,077’23
3,074’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 56%Hispanic 23%Black 15%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%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.

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.