AZ Kelsey Academy

AZ Kelsey Academy operates as a micro-enrollment four-year high school in Griffin, Georgia, part of Griffin-Spalding County. Current enrollment sits at 47 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 1,120 students each, so AZ Kelsey Academy sits 96% smaller than that benchmark.

Griffin-Spalding County runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 9,350 students. AZ Kelsey Academy is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, AZ Kelsey Academy records that the largest single group is Black at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 32% White, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

On the resource side, The school lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting AZ Kelsey Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, AZ Kelsey Academy is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 26.8%; this one delivers 46.3%, a residual of +19.5 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Spalding County put median household income runs about $62,071, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Spalding County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,350 students), of which AZ Kelsey Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Moore Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around AZ Kelsey Academy. On composite proficiency, AZ Kelsey Academy comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 22.2%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. AZ Kelsey Academy's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 46 (now 47). The White share of enrollment climbed from 22% to 32% over that span.

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