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C+

Henry County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Stockbridge, McDonough, Locust Grove and Hampton.

Stockbridge’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of Georgia school districts

Students
43,012
Schools
53
Spent per student
$13,908
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Debt
$261M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Henry County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 41% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the GA average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $261M, about $6,069 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 41% 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 above the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Stockbridge 36,331C+McDonough 33,395C+Locust Grove 14,610C+Hampton 9,349

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Stockbridge. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Stockbridge Middle SchoolThis district
9–1212 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency27%
State average 37.4% · 22,552 students tested
Reading / language arts33%
State average 39.6% · 22,623 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 84.4% · 3,900 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
$13,908 per student · 12% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 36%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
42,388’20
42,792’21
43,417’22
43,258’23
43,012’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 64%White 14%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Dutchtown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
C+
962 students16:1
Tussahaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
B−
886 students15:1
Unity Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Locust Grove
B−
882 students15:1
Ola Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
B+
866 students16:1
Birch Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
745 students16:1
Timber Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
A−
713 students15:1
Walnut Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
C−
712 students15:1
Rocky Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
B
696 students15:1
East Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
A−
671 students14:1
Rock Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
B
654 students13:1
Red Oak Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
B−
638 students16:1
Bethlehem Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Locust Grove
C+
630 students16:1
New Hope Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Locust Grove
B
621 students14:1
Luella Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Locust Grove
B−
616 students14:1
Fairview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
C+
590 students15:1
Locust Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Locust Grove
C−
576 students13:1
Wesley Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
C−
564 students15:1
Hickory Flat Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
B
560 students15:1
Flippen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
C
559 students13:1
Mount Carmel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
B
547 students14:1
Cotton Indian Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
C−
545 students14:1
Pleasant Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
C
522 students14:1
Pate's Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
B−
497 students15:1
Woodland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
C
491 students13:1
Stockbridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Stockbridge
C−
485 students14:1
Hampton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
C−
466 students12:1
Oakland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
C−
462 students15:1
Austin Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
C
414 students12:1
Smith-Barnes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Stockbridge
C−
252 students13:1
Dutchtown Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hampton
B−
1,108 students18:1
Ola Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McDonough
B+
1,039 students17:1
Union Grove Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McDonough
A−
1,033 students18:1
Locust Grove Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Locust Grove
B
1,010 students17:1
Eagle's Landing Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McDonough
C+
974 students16:1
McDonough Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McDonough
B−
876 students18:1
Luella Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Locust Grove
C
849 students22:1
Hampton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hampton
C+
752 students16:1
Woodland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stockbridge
C+
679 students17:1
Stockbridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stockbridge
C−
673 students17:1
Austin Road Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stockbridge
C+
550 students15:1
Impact Academy Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McDonough
339 students15:1
EXCEL Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · McDonough
C+
213 students9:1
Dutchtown High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hampton
B
1,821 students18:1
Union Grove High
High · Grades 9–12 · McDonough
B−
1,622 students19:1
Ola High School
High · Grades 9–12 · McDonough
B−
1,586 students19:1
Eagle's Landing High School
High · Grades 9–12 · McDonough
C
1,578 students21:1
Locust Grove High
High · Grades 9–12 · Locust Grove
C
1,572 students18:1
Stockbridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Stockbridge
C−
1,456 students19:1
McDonough High School
High · Grades 9–12 · McDonough
C−
1,359 students18:1
Woodland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Stockbridge
C
1,251 students18:1
Luella High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Locust Grove
C−
1,236 students18:1
Hampton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hampton
B−
1,165 students19:1
Impact Academy High School
High · Grades 9–12 · McDonough
449 students17:1

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.