Bethune Middle School

Bethune Middle School operates as a small junior high in Folkston, Georgia, part of Charlton County. Current enrollment sits at 453 students spanning grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 763 students each, so Bethune Middle School sits 41% leaner than that benchmark.

Charlton County comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,613 students; Bethune Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Bethune Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder looks like 24% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Charlton County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting Bethune Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Charlton County's rate of about 89%.

After controlling for student poverty, Bethune Middle School ranks in the top 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 25.9%; Bethune Middle School posts 41.8%, +15.9 points above that line.

In the broader community, Charlton County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,276, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Across Charlton County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,613 students), Bethune Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Folkston Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Bethune Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bethune Middle School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 66.9%.

Bethune Middle School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Bethune Middle School's enrollment has fell 18% since 2018, when it stood at 552 (now 453). Black enrollment moved from 32% to 24% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.