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C−

Brooks County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Quitman, Pavo, Morven and Barwick.

Quitman’s School Grade C− better than 24% of Georgia school districts

Students
2,179
Schools
6
Spent per student
$16,375
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$13.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Brooks County School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 24% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $13.6M, about $6,263 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 24% 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
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Quitman 4,032Pavo 601Morven 496Barwick 352

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Quitman. Grade by grade →

K–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Brooks County Middle SchoolThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 37.4% · 1,099 students tested
Reading / language arts19%
State average 39.6% · 1,139 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 84.4% · 151 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
$16,375 per student · 4% above GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 40%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 46%Federal 23%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,188’20
2,114’21
2,141’22
2,192’23
2,179’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 51%White 30%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Brooks County Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Quitman
91 students13:1
Quitman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Quitman
C−
596 students13:1
North Brooks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Morven
C
354 students12:1
Brooks County High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Quitman
D−
542 students14:1
Brooks County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Quitman
C−
489 students14:1
Delta Innovative School
High · Grades 6–12 · Quitman
D−
107 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.