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Ben Hill County Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
134 Jc Hunter Rd
Fitzgerald, GA 31750
Phone
(229) 409-5578
District
Ben Hill County
County
BEN HILL COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
687
Classroom Teachers
53

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

3

(10 is best)

Better than 21.6% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Ben Hill County Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
36%
24%
39%
18%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
37%
20%
39%
14%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
39%
24%
42%
25%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 224 32.6%
Grade 7 206 30.0%
Grade 8 257 37.4%
Total 687 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 45.3% 42.4% 37.7%
Black 42.3% 44.6% 38.1%
Hispanic 12.1% 12.7% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.3% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 88.9% 81.8% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 88.9% 81.8% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 17,169 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 68.6 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.6% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.2% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.6% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 17.7% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,126 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 13.1% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.7% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 12.2% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.3% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 6.9% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.1% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.6% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.1% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 19.4% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 20.6% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,407 $25,246,000 40.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $436 $1,309,000 2.1%
Staff $198 $594,000 1.0%
General Administration $406 $1,220,000 2.0%
School Administration $770 $2,313,000 3.7%
Operation $793 $2,382,000 3.9%
Transportation $547 $1,644,000 2.7%
Other $418 $1,256,000 2.0%
Total Support $3,569 $10,718,000 17.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,601 $25,830,000 41.8%
Total Expenditures $20,577 $61,794,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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