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B−

Candler County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Metter and Pulaski.

Metter’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Georgia school districts

Students
2,157
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,172
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Debt
$21.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Candler County School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 52% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the GA average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $21.7M, about $10,037 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 52% 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 well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Metter 4,076Pulaski 231

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Metter. Grade by grade →

PK–5Metter Elementary SchoolThis district
6–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency32%
State average 37.4% · 1,176 students tested
Reading / language arts26%
State average 39.6% · 1,184 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 84.4% · 137 in the class

100% 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
$14,172 per student · 10% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 31%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 55%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,216’20
2,186’21
2,201’22
2,146’23
2,157’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 45%Black 27%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Metter Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Metter
C+
994 students14:1
Metter Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Metter
B−
500 students15:1
Metter College and Career Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Metter
C−
179 students14:1
Metter High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Metter
B
484 students18:1

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.