School district · Georgia

Berrien County

Berrien County in Georgia: 5 public schools with 3,061 students and 14.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,090 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 5; 1 charter
Students: 3,061
Students per teacher: 14.9; GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $13,090; 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): 7.2
Students per counselor: 425; GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 0.0; Librarians (FTE): 4.0

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%

37%proficient

−9.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 59% of school districts in Georgia

Median 34% · 230 school districts compared

1,313 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Georgia: 43%

49%proficient

A higher share proficient than 73% of school districts in Georgia

Median 38% · 230 school districts compared

1,313 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.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$8.9K15

$9.2K16

$9.5K17

$9.8K18

$9.7K19

$10.2K20

$10.9K21

$12.6K22

$12.5K23

$13.1K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 15% · $7.2M
State: 59% · $27.4M
Local: 25% · $11.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,451
Support services: $3,874
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $6.8M
Long-term debt: $4.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Berrien Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	3–5	692	16.4	37%	53%	Nashville
Berrien Primary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	785	14.6	—	—	Nashville
Berrien Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	673	13.5	37%	45%	Nashville
Berrien Academy Performance Learning CenterCharterFree meals for all	9–12	61	46.9	—	—	Nashville
Berrien High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	850	14.9	—	—	Nashville

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.

Sources

Address: 810 South Dogwood Drive, Nashville, GA 31639
Phone: (912)686-2081

Website

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.