Bacon Elementary School

Bacon Elementary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Jesup, Georgia, overseen by Wayne County. Current enrollment sits at 690 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Wayne County comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 5,348 students; Bacon Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Bacon Elementary School shows that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 21% Black, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Bacon Elementary School has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Bacon Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wayne County (around 91%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Bacon Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 35.9%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate median household earnings sit near $53,427, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Bacon Elementary School is one of 8 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 5,348 students).

Nearest neighbor: Martha Puckett Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bacon Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 41.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bacon Elementary School has declined 8%, going from 751 students in 2018 to 690 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 63% to 57% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.