Banks County Primary School

Set in Homer, Georgia, Banks County Primary School is a medium-sized elementary campus, part of Banks County. It teaches 685 students across grades pre-K through 2.

Banks County runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,798 students. Banks County Primary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Banks County Primary School lists that White students make up the majority at 80%. The remainder looks like 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Banks County (around 86%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Banks County shows median household income runs about $77,063, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Banks County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,220 students), of which Banks County Primary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Banks County Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Banks County Primary School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Banks County Primary School has ticked up 13%, going from 607 students in 2018 to 685 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 80% across the same window.

On this page, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.