School district · Georgia
Ben Hill County
Ben Hill County in Georgia: 4 public schools with 2,831 students and 13.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,286 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 2,831
- Students per teacher
- 13.8
- GA 14.1 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $15,286
- GA $15.8K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 205
- Counselors (FTE)
- 4.0
- Students per counselor
- 708
- GA 385 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 0.0
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Georgia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Georgia: 40%31%proficient
−1.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 60% of school districts in Georgia
Median 34% · 230 school districts compared
1,143 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Georgia: 43%35%proficient
A lower share proficient than 58% of school districts in Georgia
Median 38% · 230 school districts compared
1,141 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 19% · $10M
- State
- 56% · $29.4M
- Local
- 25% · $13.2M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $9,926
- Support services
- $4,420
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $4M
- Long-term debt
- $30.2M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ben Hill County Primary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 815 | 17.0 | — | — |
Ben Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | 3–5 | 552 | 12.5 | 31% | 39% |
Ben Hill County Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 594 | 12.9 | 30% | 30% |
Fitzgerald High School School College and Career AcademyFree meals for all | 9–12 | 870 | 15.8 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 509 West Palm Street, Fitzgerald, GA 31750
- Phone
- (912)426-5500
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.