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C+

Liberty County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Hinesville, Walthourville, Midway, Allenhurst, Flemington, Riceboro and Gumbranch.

Hinesville’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Georgia school districts

Students
10,925
Schools
12
Spent per student
$13,797
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
The gist

What stands out about Liberty County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the GA average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.2% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% 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
C
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Hinesville 36,674C+Walthourville 4,003C+Midway 2,387Allenhurst 904Flemington 880Riceboro 676Gumbranch 261

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hinesville. Grade by grade →

K–56 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Bradwell InstituteThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25%
State average 37.4% · 5,271 students tested
Reading / language arts32%
State average 39.6% · 5,222 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 84.4% · 653 in the class

98% 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
$13,797 per student · 13% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 34%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 49%Federal 22%

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

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

Enrollment over time
10,099’20
10,418’21
10,610’22
10,740’23
10,925’24

Up 8.2% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 54%White 20%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 10%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Button Gwinnett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hinesville
C
1,162 students27:1
Taylors Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hinesville
B
765 students15:1
Waldo Pafford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hinesville
C+
741 students15:1
Joseph Martin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hinesville
C+
720 students15:1
Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Midway
C+
718 students15:1
Frank Long Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hinesville
C
685 students15:1
Lyman Hall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hinesville
D
588 students15:1
Snelson-Golden Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hinesville
C
876 students15:1
Lewis Frasier Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hinesville
B−
828 students16:1
Midway Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Midway
B−
750 students16:1
Bradwell Institute
High · Grades 9–12 · Hinesville
C
1,900 students19:1
Liberty County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hinesville
B−
1,192 students17:1

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.