Birch Creek Elementary School

Birch Creek Elementary School operates as a mid-sized K-5 school in McDonough, Georgia, run under Henry County. Current enrollment sits at 745 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% larger than the state mean of about 605.

Henry County runs 53 schools in total, collectively educating 43,012 students. Birch Creek Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Birch Creek Elementary School records that Black students make up the majority at 68%. The remainder looks like 22% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Henry County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Birch Creek Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Henry County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Henry County) logs that median household earnings sit near $83,146, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Birch Creek Elementary School is one of 54 public schools in Henry County (combined enrollment of about 43,102 students).

Nearest neighbor: Wesley Lakes Elementary School, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Birch Creek Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.