Banks County Middle School

Banks County Middle School, a small junior high in Homer, Georgia, run under Banks County, enrolls 631 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Banks County comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,798 students; Banks County Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Banks County Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%); the rest looks like 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, Banks County Middle School records 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 81% of students at Banks County Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Banks County Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.5%, the actual is 47.4%, a residual of +11.9 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Banks County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,063, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Banks County Middle School is one of 5 public schools in Banks County (combined enrollment of about 3,220 students).

Nearest neighbor: Banks County High School, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Banks County Middle School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 45.6%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Banks County Middle School's enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 668 (now 631). The White share of enrollment declined from 86% to 81% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Banks County Middle School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.