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C+

Troup County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves LaGrange, West Point and Hogansville.

LaGrange’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of Georgia school districts

Students
12,262
Schools
19
Spent per student
$15,162
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
The gist

What stands out about Troup County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 42% of Georgia districts
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • 15 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 42% 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
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+LaGrange 34,730C+West Point 3,661C+Hogansville 3,290

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for LaGrange. Grade by grade →

PK–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–123 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 37.4% · 6,396 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 39.6% · 6,198 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 84.4% · 916 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
$15,162 per student · 4% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 41%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
12,160’20
12,139’21
12,280’22
12,278’23
12,262’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 43%White 38%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Franklin Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lagrange
C+
690 students14:1
Clearview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · LaGrange
C
676 students15:1
Ethel W. Kight Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lagrange
C+
656 students14:1
Callaway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · LaGrange
C+
638 students14:1
Long Cane Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · LaGrange
A−
605 students16:1
Hollis Hand Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · LaGrange
B+
579 students15:1
Rosemont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · LaGrange
A−
542 students14:1
Hogansville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hogansville
C
469 students14:1
West Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Point
C+
450 students13:1
Hillcrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lagrange
A
390 students15:1
Berta Weathersbee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lagrange
D
252 students11:1
Bradfield Center - Ault Academy
High · Grades 5–12 · LaGrange
24 students3:1
Long Cane Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · LaGrange
B−
988 students15:1
Gardner-Newman Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · LaGrange
B−
963 students15:1
Callaway Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · LaGrange
C−
656 students13:1
The Hope Academy School
High · Grades 6–12 · LaGrange
D
83 students8:1
LaGrange High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lagrange
C
1,399 students18:1
Troup County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · LaGrange
C+
1,272 students18:1
Callaway High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hogansville
C
930 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.