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Burke County Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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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
356 Southside Dr
Waynesboro, GA 30830
Phone
(706) 554-3532
District
Burke County
County
BURKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
882
Classroom Teachers
68

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

2

(10 is best)

Better than 16.5% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Burke County Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
36%
20%
39%
9%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
37%
23%
39%
15%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
39%
24%
42%
16%
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
13
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 6 304 34.5%
Grade 7 292 33.1%
Grade 8 286 32.4%
Total 882 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 29.6% 29.3% 37.7%
Black 63.5% 64.4% 38.1%
Hispanic 6.3% 5.7% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.5% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.1% 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 24,337 11,029,227
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 29.4 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.3% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.2% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.1% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 16.3% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,913 3,988,567
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.7% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.7% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.8% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.7% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.5% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.5% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.8% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.9% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 15.8% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,327 $41,203,000 56.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $956 $3,815,000 5.2%
Staff $695 $2,775,000 3.8%
General Administration $738 $2,943,000 4.0%
School Administration $931 $3,714,000 5.1%
Operation $1,176 $4,691,000 6.4%
Transportation $1,140 $4,548,000 6.2%
Other $160 $637,000 0.9%
Total Support $5,795 $23,123,000 31.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,127 $8,488,000 11.7%
Total Expenditures $18,249 $72,814,000 100.0%
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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