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B+

Irwin County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Ocilla.

Ocilla’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Georgia school districts

Students
1,610
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,858
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Irwin County School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of Georgia districts
  • Graduation rate 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the GA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.5M, about $329 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 70% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ocilla. Grade by grade →

6–8Irwin County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Irwin County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency39%
State average 37.4% · 879 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 39.6% · 866 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 84.4% · 121 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
$14,858 per student · 6% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 34%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 64%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,652’20
1,617’21
1,622’22
1,632’23
1,610’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 56%Black 35%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.