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D

Hancock County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Sparta.

Sparta’s School Grade D better than 6% of Georgia school districts

Students
652
Schools
3
Spent per student
$27,914
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
The gist

What stands out about Hancock County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 6% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 34 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Spends 77% more per student than the GA average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.9% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 6% 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
D−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sparta. Grade by grade →

PK–5Lewis Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Hancock Central Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Hancock Central High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency3%
State average 37.4% · 377 students tested
Reading / language arts11%
State average 39.6% · 351 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 84.4% · 64 in the class

98% 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
$27,914 per student · 77% above GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 41%Support & administration 52%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 23%Federal 40%

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

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

Enrollment over time
785’20
726’21
703’22
671’23
652’24

Down 16.9% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 93%White 3%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Lewis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sparta
D−
293 students11:1
Hancock Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sparta
C−
160 students15:1
Hancock Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sparta
D
199 students13:1

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.