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Blackshear Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Pierce County School District details

Pierce County School District
834 East Main Street
Blackshear, GA 31516

3,566 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Pierce County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Georgia

10

(10 is best)

Better than 93.2% of all GA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 87.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
38%
51%
39%
58%
37%
55%
38%
51%
39%
58%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Blackshear Elementary School
5217 Ga Highway 121
Blackshear, GA, 31516
PK-05
Midway Elementary School
3244 Midway Church Rd
Blackshear, GA, 31516
PK-05
Patterson Elementary School
3414 Drawdy St
Patterson, GA, 31557
PK-05
Pierce County High School
4850 County Farm Rd
Blackshear, GA, 31516
09-12
Pierce County Middle School
5216 County Farm Rd
Blackshear, GA, 31516
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 80.6% 38.6%
Black 8.4% 38.1%
Hispanic 9.9% 18.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,325 $26,443,250 56.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $697 $2,516,170 5.4%
Staff $586 $2,115,460 4.5%
General Administration $267 $963,870 2.1%
School Administration $660 $2,382,600 5.1%
Operation $718 $2,591,980 5.5%
Transportation $467 $1,685,870 3.6%
Other $221 $797,810 1.7%
Total Support $3,616 $13,053,760 27.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,018 $7,284,980 15.6%
Total Expenditures $12,959 $46,781,990 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,173 $12,487,910,271 54.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $676 $1,176,548,933 5.1%
Staff $594 $1,034,558,924 4.5%
General Administration $154 $268,921,756 1.2%
School Administration $768 $1,337,003,569 5.8%
Operation $900 $1,567,657,475 6.8%
Transportation $538 $936,344,630 4.0%
Other $397 $691,196,214 3.0%
Total Support $4,028 $7,012,277,581 30.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,085 $3,630,005,298 15.7%
Total Expenditures $13,287 $23,130,146,352 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%