Bennett's Mill Middle School

Bennett's Mill Middle School is one of the middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campuss in Fayetteville, Georgia, operated by Fayette County, with 876 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Within Fayette County, which oversees 24 schools and 19,800 students, Bennett's Mill Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Bennett's Mill Middle School reports that 57% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school logs 16% Hispanic, 14% White, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 26% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 63% of students at Bennett's Mill Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Fayette County (around 34%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Bennett's Mill Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.6%.

Across the wider county, Fayette County reports that median household income runs about $111,978, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fayette County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,375 students), of which Bennett's Mill Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Cleveland Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Bennett's Mill Middle School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 59.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bennett's Mill Middle School's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 979 (now 876). The White share of enrollment decreased from 19% to 14% over that span.

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