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Wayne County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Jesup, Screven and Odum.

Jesup’s School Grade B better than 57% of Georgia school districts

Students
5,348
Schools
8
Spent per student
$14,199
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Debt
$13.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wayne County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of Georgia districts
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the GA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $13.7M, about $2,564 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% 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
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BJesup 10,301Screven 836Odum 504

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Jesup. Grade by grade →

PK–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Wayne County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 37.4% · 2,632 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 39.6% · 2,562 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 84.4% · 316 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
$14,199 per student · 10% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 34%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 51%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,009’20
5,101’21
5,172’22
5,220’23
5,348’24

Up 6.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 60%Black 22%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Jesup Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jesup
B−
706 students13:1
Bacon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jesup
B
690 students15:1
Martha Rawls Smith Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jesup
B−
543 students12:1
Odum Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Odum
A
441 students15:1
Screven Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Screven
A
225 students12:1
Arthur Williams Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jesup
B
626 students14:1
Martha Puckett Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jesup
B−
541 students12:1
Wayne County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Jesup
B
1,576 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.