Bonaire Middle School

As a heavily attended 6-8 campus in Bonaire, Georgia, Bonaire Middle School teaches 1,151 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Houston County. That puts it 51% bigger than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 763 students.

Within Houston County, which oversees 38 schools and 30,939 students, Bonaire Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Bonaire Middle School reports that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 25% Black, 10% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Houston County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Houston County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bonaire Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.5%; this one delivers 68.2%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Houston County) reports that median household earnings sit near $80,698, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Houston County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,939 students), Bonaire Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Bonaire Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bonaire Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 21%: 952 students in 2018 compared to 1,151 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 65% to 53%.

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