Black's Mill Elementary School

Black's Mill Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary school in Dawsonville, Georgia, part of Dawson County. The school works with 570 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Dawson County comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 4,296 students; Black's Mill Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Black's Mill Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 20% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Black's Mill Elementary School records 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Black's Mill Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Dawson County) records that median household earnings sit near $92,991, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Dawson County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,296 students), of which Black's Mill Elementary School is one.

Dawson County Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Black's Mill Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 43.7%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Black's Mill Elementary School's enrollment has grew 89% since 2018, when it stood at 301 (now 570). White enrollment moved from 82% to 52% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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