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Talbot County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Talbotton, Woodland, Junction City and Geneva, and parts of Manchester.

Talbotton’s Schools page →

Students
364
Schools
1
Spent per student
$27,003
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$1.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Talbot County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 7% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 33 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Spends 71% more per student than the GA average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 21.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.1M, about $3,104 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 7% 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 close to the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Talbotton. Grade by grade →

PK–12Central Elementary/High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency4%
State average 37.4% · 208 students tested
Reading / language arts13%
State average 39.6% · 213 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 84.4% · 37 in the class

91% 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
$27,003 per student · 71% above GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 44%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 30%Federal 26%

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

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

Enrollment over time
462’20
417’21
408’22
390’23
364’24

Down 21.2% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 89%White 10%Two or more races 1%Hispanic <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. 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.