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Baker County K12 School

Serves grades PK - 12

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
260 Ga Highway 37 Sw
Newton, GA 39870
Phone
(229) 734-5274
District
Baker County
County
BAKER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
292
Classroom Teachers
25

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

1

(10 is best)

Better than 7.4% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Baker County K12 School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
42%
14%
39%
19%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
41%
10%
36%
10%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
9%
39%
9%
41%
9%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
36%
33%
39%
20%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
6%
37%
11%
39%
0%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
8%
39%
12%
42%
4%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 13 4.5%
Kindergarten 22 7.5%
Grade 1 19 6.5%
Grade 2 27 9.2%
Grade 3 19 6.5%
Grade 4 20 6.8%
Grade 5 22 7.5%
Grade 6 18 6.2%
Grade 7 19 6.5%
Grade 8 27 9.2%
Grade 9 27 9.2%
Grade 10 18 6.2%
Grade 11 21 7.2%
Grade 12 20 6.8%
Total 292 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 25.3% 24.9% 37.7%
Black 61.7% 62.5% 38.1%
Hispanic 11.2% 10.9% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 1.4% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 2,878 11,029,227
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 8.4 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 2.9% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.0% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.6% 33.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.9% 25.3%
65 OR OLDER 26.5% 14.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,097 4,008,013
Single Parent Households With Children 10.4% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.7% 89.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.0% 34.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.8% 19.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.1% 17.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.2% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.5% 16.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.2% 14.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.7% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 19.4% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,643 $2,593,000 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $940 $282,000 5.3%
Staff $1,087 $326,000 6.1%
General Administration $1,017 $305,000 5.7%
School Administration $833 $250,000 4.7%
Operation $1,573 $472,000 8.8%
Transportation $1,000 $300,000 5.6%
Other $800 $240,000 4.5%
Total Support $7,250 $2,175,000 40.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,970 $591,000 11.0%
Total Expenditures $17,863 $5,359,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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