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Effingham County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Rincon, Springfield and Guyton.

Rincon’s School Grade A better than 85% of Georgia school districts

Students
14,560
Schools
13
Spent per student
$14,011
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Debt
$42.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Effingham County School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 85% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the GA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $42.5M, about $2,917 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 85% 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 Rincon. Grade by grade →

PK–5Rincon Elementary SchoolThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency51%
State average 37.4% · 7,062 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 39.6% · 6,999 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 84.4% · 945 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
$14,011 per student · 11% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 31%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 56%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
13,023’20
13,585’21
14,047’22
14,394’23
14,560’24

Up 11.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 61%Black 18%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Rincon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rincon
A
1,033 students14:1
Ebenezer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rincon
A
995 students14:1
Blandford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rincon
A−
987 students14:1
Sand Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Guyton
B+
881 students13:1
Springfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
B+
876 students13:1
South Effingham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Guyton
A+
863 students14:1
Guyton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Guyton
B+
800 students14:1
Marlow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Guyton
A
670 students11:1
South Effingham Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Guyton
A
1,161 students14:1
Effingham County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Guyton
B+
1,150 students14:1
Ebenezer Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rincon
A
1,039 students15:1
Effingham County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Springfield
B−
2,199 students18:1
South Effingham High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Guyton
B−
1,906 students16:1

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.