Appling County Middle School

Appling County Middle School is one of the mid-sized middle schools in Baxley, Georgia, overseen by Appling County, with 759 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Appling County comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 3,414 students; Appling County Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Appling County Middle School records that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Appling County Middle School records 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Appling County Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Appling County Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.2%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Appling County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $46,651 per year, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Appling County Middle School is one of 5 public schools in Appling County (combined enrollment of about 3,414 students).

The closest other public school is Appling County Elementary School, roughly 2.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Appling County Middle School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.8%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Appling County Middle School has ticked down 3%, going from 784 students in 2018 to 759 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 15% to 23%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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