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B+

Pike County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Zebulon, Williamson, Molena, Concord and Meansville.

Zebulon’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Georgia school districts

Students
3,459
Schools
5
Spent per student
$12,720
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pike County School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 19% less per student than the GA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $9M, about $2,589 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 70% 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 above 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 Zebulon. Grade by grade →

PK–2Pike County Primary SchoolThis district
3–5Pike County Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Pike County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Pike County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency43%
State average 37.4% · 1,803 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 39.6% · 1,851 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 84.4% · 307 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
$12,720 per student · 19% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 35%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 53%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,409’20
3,498’21
3,584’22
3,548’23
3,459’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Black 6%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. 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.