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Bacon County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Georgia for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 585 students in Bacon County School District.
Public Preschools in Bacon County School District have a diversity score of 0.64, which is less than the Georgia public preschool average of 0.72.
Minority enrollment is 47% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Georgia public preschool average of 65% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (GA)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,169 Schools
# Students
2,111 Students
724,977 Students
# Teachers
164 Teachers
53,908 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Bacon County School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 222 school districts in Georgia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#38 out of 222 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
37%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
40%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
40%

Graduation Rate
90-94%
84%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.61
0.72
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,833 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
8 Students
37,193 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
338 Students
140,749 Students
% Hispanic Students
16%
20%
# Black Students
477 Students
254,068 Students
% Black Students
23%
35%
# White Students
1,182 Students
251,423 Students
% White Students
56%
35%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
675 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
104 Students
39,036 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
102
50,325
# Students in K Grade:
161
111,016
# Students in 1st Grade:
162
115,378
# Students in 2nd Grade:
160
117,370
# Students in 3rd Grade:
142
105,120
# Students in 4th Grade:
133
105,404
# Students in 5th Grade:
154
104,855
# Students in 6th Grade:
160
3,740
# Students in 7th Grade:
139
2,937
# Students in 8th Grade:
162
3,170
# Students in 9th Grade:
175
1,490
# Students in 10th Grade:
190
1,554
# Students in 11th Grade:
136
1,408
# Students in 12th Grade:
135
1,210
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,603 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,305. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,561 is less than the state median of $13,431. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$29 MM
$24,999 MM

Spending
$27 MM
$23,473 MM

Revenue / Student
$13,603
$14,305

Spending / Student
$12,561
$13,431

Best Bacon County School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
251 Cumberland Rd
Alma, GA 31510
(912) 632-4765
Alma, GA 31510
(912) 632-4765
Grades: PK-2
| 585 students
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