Broxton-Mary Hayes Elementary

Broxton-Mary Hayes Elementary operates as an intimate primary school in Broxton, Georgia, one of the schools within Coffee County. Current enrollment sits at 304 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 50% leaner than typical.

Coffee County comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 7,640 students; Broxton-Mary Hayes Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Broxton-Mary Hayes Elementary logs that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 25% Black, 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 100% of students at Broxton-Mary Hayes Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Broxton-Mary Hayes Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 37.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Coffee County indicate median household earnings sit near $50,683, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Coffee County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,640 students), Broxton-Mary Hayes Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Coffee County High School, roughly 5.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Broxton-Mary Hayes Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 32.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Broxton-Mary Hayes Elementary has edged down 9%, going from 334 students in 2018 to 304 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Broxton-Mary Hayes Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.