Belair Elementary School

Belair Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary-level community in Augusta, Georgia, overseen by Richmond County, caters to 675 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within Richmond County, which oversees 52 schools and 30,573 students, Belair Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Belair Elementary School logs that 71% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 9% White, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 56%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Richmond County runs at roughly 93%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Belair Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.8%; this one delivers 21.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Richmond County) logs that median household earnings sit near $55,637, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Richmond County's 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,674 students), Belair Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Belair Middle School, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Belair Elementary School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 21.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.