School district · Georgia
Clayton County
Clayton County in Georgia: 67 public schools with 51,055 students and 14.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,377 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 67
- 2 charter
- Students
- 51,055
- Students per teacher
- 14.8
- GA 14.1 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $16,377
- 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)
- 3,446
- Counselors (FTE)
- 127
- Students per counselor
- 402
- GA 385 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 19.0
- Librarians (FTE): 58.0
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%23%proficient
−1.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 84% of school districts in Georgia
Median 34% · 230 school districts compared
22,446 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Georgia: 43%22%proficient
A lower share proficient than 83% of school districts in Georgia
Median 38% · 230 school districts compared
22,407 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
- 18% · $171.6M
- State
- 46% · $426.4M
- Local
- 36% · $337.2M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $8,650
- Support services
- $6,542
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $115.1M
- Long-term debt
- $0
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anderson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 420 | 12.7 | 21% | 24% |
Arnold Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 454 | 14.2 | 33% | 38% |
Brown Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 671 | 14.6 | 23% | 25% |
Callaway Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 677 | 14.1 | 22% | 23% |
Church Street Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 706 | 16.8 | 15% | 14% |
East Clayton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 641 | 15.6 | 21% | 16% |
Edmonds Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 426 | 13.7 | 14% | 22% |
Fountain Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 437 | 10.9 | 24% | 33% |
Harper Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 690 | 13.0 | 19% | 18% |
Hawthorne Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 813 | 15.6 | 24% | 26% |
Haynie Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 767 | 13.2 | 20% | 28% |
Huie Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 594 | 12.1 | 16% | 20% |
James Jackson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 696 | 14.8 | 17% | 20% |
Kay R Pace Elementary School of the ArtsFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 518 | 16.2 | 42% | 46% |
Kemp Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | 3–5 | 586 | 14.7 | 27% | 31% |
Kemp PrimaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 626 | 14.2 | — | — |
Kilpatrick Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 637 | 13.8 | 17% | 23% |
Lake City Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 479 | 13.7 | 27% | 29% |
Lake Ridge Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 498 | 12.1 | 16% | 21% |
Lee Street Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 515 | 13.6 | 7.2% | 8.8% |
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 516 | 12.9 | 16% | 19% |
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 1,048 | 16.4 | 26% | 26% |
Morrow Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 406 | 11.9 | 23% | 29% |
Mount Zion Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | 3–5 | 491 | 14.9 | 18% | 21% |
Mount Zion PrimaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 620 | 14.1 | — | — |
Northcutt Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 618 | 14.0 | 24% | 26% |
Oliver Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 452 | 13.7 | 34% | 33% |
Pointe South Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 508 | 13.4 | 18% | 15% |
River's Edge Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 652 | 14.2 | 31% | 35% |
Riverdale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 559 | 13.0 | 17% | 19% |
Roberta T. Smith Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 720 | 13.1 | 14% | 24% |
Suder Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 592 | 13.5 | 20% | 22% |
Swint Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 544 | 13.9 | 24% | 23% |
Tara Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 570 | 12.4 | 20% | 18% |
Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 801 | 14.6 | 17% | 18% |
Unidos Dual Language SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 394 | 11.3 | 37% | 47% |
Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary SchoolCharterFree meals for all | K–5 | 317 | 16.7 | 21% | 9.7% |
West Clayton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 464 | 16.6 | 12% | 11% |
William M. McGarrah Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 658 | 14.3 | 26% | 31% |
Adamson Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 509 | 12.4 | 20% | 19% |
Babb Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 881 | 15.7 | 20% | 27% |
Eddie White Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,364 | 16.6 | 22% | 19% |
Forest Park Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 593 | 12.9 | 12% | 7.6% |
Jonesboro Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 895 | 14.9 | 16% | 16% |
Kendrick Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 619 | 13.2 | 20% | 16% |
M. D. Roberts Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 894 | 14.0 | 41% | 24% |
Morrow Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 794 | 14.4 | 22% | 24% |
Mundys Mill Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 687 | 14.6 | 22% | 13% |
North Clayton Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 817 | 17.8 | 23% | 17% |
Pointe South Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 693 | 13.1 | 18% | 16% |
Rex Mill Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 904 | 13.9 | 26% | 26% |
Riverdale Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 560 | 13.3 | 20% | 9.6% |
Sequoyah Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 765 | 15.3 | 19% | 15% |
Utopian Academy for the Arts Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 315 | 15.0 | 27% | 14% |
Charles R. Drew High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,708 | 17.8 | — | — |
Elite Scholars Academy SchoolFree meals for all | 6–12 | 757 | 18.9 | 98% | 94% |
Forest Park High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,711 | 17.3 | — | — |
Jonesboro High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,630 | 21.2 | — | — |
Lovejoy High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,049 | 18.8 | — | — |
Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing ArtsFree meals for all | 9–12 | 494 | 14.1 | — | — |
Morrow High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,077 | 20.0 | — | — |
Mount Zion High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,232 | 18.1 | — | — |
Mundy's Mill High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,665 | 18.3 | — | — |
North Clayton High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,124 | 17.6 | — | — |
Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center forFree meals for all | 6–12 | 887 | 13.4 | — | — |
Riverdale High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,359 | 19.4 | — | — |
Utopian Academy for the Arts High SchoolCharterFree meals for all | 9–12 | 291 | 12.1 | — | — |
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
- 1058 Fifth Avenue, Jonesboro, GA 30236
- Phone
- (770)473-2700
- 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.