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C

Butts County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Jackson, Flovilla and Jenkinsburg.

Jackson’s School Grade C better than 30% of Georgia school districts

Students
3,497
Schools
5
Spent per student
$14,777
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
The gist

What stands out about Butts County School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 29% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the GA average
  • 15 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 29% 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 close to the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CJackson 5,884Flovilla 705Jenkinsburg 422

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Jackson. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Henderson Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Jackson High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency27%
State average 37.4% · 1,802 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 39.6% · 1,775 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)83%
State average 84.4% · 272 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
$14,777 per student · 6% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 49%State 39%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,428’20
3,519’21
3,564’22
3,529’23
3,497’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 54%Black 33%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Stark Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jackson
C+
678 students15:1
Jackson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jackson
B−
503 students13:1
Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jackson
B
495 students13:1
Henderson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jackson
C+
761 students15:1
Jackson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Jackson
C+
1,060 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.