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Brantley County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Nahunta and Hoboken.

Nahunta’s School Grade A− better than 83% of Georgia school districts

Students
3,375
Schools
7
Spent per student
$14,071
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Debt
$7.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Brantley County School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 83% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the GA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $7.2M, about $2,129 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 83% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Nahunta. Grade by grade →

PK–3Nahunta Primary SchoolThis district
7–8Brantley County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Brantley County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50%
State average 37.4% · 1,680 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 39.6% · 1,686 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 84.4% · 209 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
$14,071 per student · 11% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 35%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 62%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,404’20
3,381’21
3,403’22
3,407’23
3,375’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 4%Black 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Hoboken Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hoboken
A
551 students14:1
Nahunta Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Nahunta
A−
440 students13:1
Waynesville Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Waynesville
A
434 students14:1
Atkinson Elementary School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Waynesville
A−
276 students14:1
Nahunta Elementary School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Nahunta
A−
260 students13:1
Brantley County Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Nahunta
B+
493 students13:1
Brantley County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Nahunta
B−
921 students15:1

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.