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Meriwether County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Manchester, Woodbury, Luthersville, Greenville, Warm Springs, Lone Oak and Gay, and parts of Pine Mountain and Haralson.

Manchester’s School Grade D better than 11% of Georgia school districts

Students
2,245
Schools
7
Spent per student
$19,298
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Debt
$31.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Meriwether County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 11% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Spends 22% more per student than the GA average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $31.2M, about $13,889 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 11% 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
D
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DManchester 3,594Woodbury 849Luthersville 846Greenville 823Warm Springs 441Lone Oak 116Gay 115

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Manchester. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency19%
State average 37.4% · 1,158 students tested
Reading / language arts18%
State average 39.6% · 1,100 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 84.4% · 145 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
$19,298 per student · 22% above GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 46%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 35%Federal 29%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,307’20
2,369’21
2,323’22
2,255’23
2,245’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 56%White 32%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Mountain View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Manchester
C+
681 students14:1
Unity Elementary School (PK-5)
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Luthersville
D
443 students11:1
Manchester Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Manchester
C+
274 students14:1
Greenville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenville
C−
174 students9:1
Good Sheperd Therapeutic Center
High · Grades 6–12 · Warm Springs
4 students4:1
Manchester High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Manchester
B−
447 students15:1
Greenville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Greenville
D−
222 students10:1

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.