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Stephens County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Toccoa, Martin and Avalon.

Toccoa’s School Grade B better than 58% of Georgia school districts

Students
3,855
Schools
6
Spent per student
$14,874
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Debt
$10.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Stephens County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 58% of Georgia districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the GA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $10.1M, about $2,612 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 58% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B
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 Toccoa. Grade by grade →

PK–KBig A Elementary SchoolThis district
2–4Toccoa Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Stephens County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Stephens County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 37.4% · 2,004 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 39.6% · 1,966 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 84.4% · 258 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
$14,874 per student · 6% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 35%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 49%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,931’20
3,835’21
3,840’22
3,853’23
3,855’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 70%Black 12%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 7%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Big A Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Eastanollee
403 students13:1
Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–2 · Toccoa
571 students13:1
Toccoa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Toccoa
B+
605 students13:1
Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy
Middle · Grades 5 · Toccoa
B
295 students14:1
Stephens County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Toccoa
B−
848 students14:1
Stephens County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Toccoa
C+
1,133 students14:1

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.