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Fitzgerald, GA
Public School Ratings




Fitzgerald 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


Ben Hill County School District details

Ben Hill County School District
509 West Palm Street
Fitzgerald, GA 31750

3,066 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Ben Hill County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Georgia

3

(10 is best)

Better than 24.4% of all GA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
38%
24%
39%
22%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Ben Hill County Middle School
134 Jc Hunter Rd
Fitzgerald, GA, 31750
06-08
Ben Hill County Primary School
221 Jc Hunter Rd
Fitzgerald, GA, 31750
PK-02
Ben Hill Elementary School
328 Lobinger Ave
Fitzgerald, GA, 31750
03-05
Fitzgerald High School
601 W Cypress St
Fitzgerald, GA, 31750
09-12
Hurricane Transition Academy School
406 West Swainee Street
Fitzgerald, GA, 31750
08-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 42.0% 38.6%
Black 44.7% 38.1%
Hispanic 12.9% 18.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 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 $7,584 $23,244,960 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $426 $1,305,690 3.2%
Staff $601 $1,842,065 4.5%
General Administration $345 $1,057,425 2.6%
School Administration $754 $2,311,010 5.7%
Operation $790 $2,421,350 6.0%
Transportation $508 $1,557,020 3.8%
Other $299 $916,435 2.3%
Total Support $3,721 $11,404,865 28.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,903 $5,832,695 14.4%
Total Expenditures $13,209 $40,485,585 100.0%
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%

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