Social Circle City School District

240-b West Hightower Trail
Social Circle, GA 30025
(District boundaries shown in map)
7/
10
Top 50%
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 464 students in Social Circle City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Georgia.
Public Middle School in Social Circle City School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Georgia public middle school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Georgia public middle school average of 65% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (GA)
# Schools
4 Schools
641 Schools
# Students
1,941 Students
459,471 Students
# Teachers
131 Teachers
31,572 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1

District Rank

Social Circle City School District, which is ranked within the top 50% 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 decreased from 95% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (GA)
#74 out of 222 school districts
(Top 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Social Circle City  School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
36%
37%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Social Circle City  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Georgia by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
42%
40%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Social Circle City  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Georgia by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
31%
40%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Social Circle City  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Georgia by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
90-94%
84%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Social Circle City  School District and public school graduation rate of Georgia by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.46
0.70
# American Indian Students
n/a
992 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
18 Students
20,256 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
91 Students
80,359 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
18%
# Black Students
379 Students
175,452 Students
% Black Students
19%
38%
# White Students
1,376 Students
160,973 Students
% White Students
71%
35%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
548 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
77 Students
20,853 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
96
978
# Students in K Grade:
138
5,361
# Students in 1st Grade:
127
5,788
# Students in 2nd Grade:
141
5,727
# Students in 3rd Grade:
133
5,792
# Students in 4th Grade:
125
6,125
# Students in 5th Grade:
121
8,297
# Students in 6th Grade:
137
125,566
# Students in 7th Grade:
163
132,596
# Students in 8th Grade:
164
138,037
# Students in 9th Grade:
167
8,758
# Students in 10th Grade:
148
6,361
# Students in 11th Grade:
131
5,329
# Students in 12th Grade:
150
4,756
# Ungraded Students:
-
-

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $10,673 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,266. The school district revenue/student has declined by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,335 is less than the state median of $13,395. The school district spending/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
This School District
This State (GA)
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$24,999 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Social Circle City  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Georgia by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$22 MM
$23,473 MM
This chart displays total spending of Social Circle City  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Georgia by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$10,673
$14,266
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Social Circle City  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Georgia by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$11,335
$13,395
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Social Circle City  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Georgia by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Social Circle City School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Social Circle Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
154 Alcova Dr
Social Circle, GA 30025
(770) 464-1932
Grades: 6-8
| 464 students

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

  • District size: 4 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 1,941 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 15:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 29%
  • : 90-94% (Top 30% in GA)
  • : Top 50%
  • : 36% (Top 50%)
  • : 42% (Top 30%)
  • : 31% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), GA Dept. of Education

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