Burke County Middle School

Burke County Middle School is one of the medium-sized middle-grades schools in Waynesboro, Georgia, run under Burke County, with 828 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Burke County runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,841 students. Burke County Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Burke County Middle School logs that the largest single group is Black, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 29% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 45% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting Burke County Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Burke County Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.2%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Burke County shows the typical household earns roughly $53,014 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Across Burke County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,841 students), Burke County Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Waynesboro Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Burke County Middle School. On composite proficiency, Burke County Middle School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 22.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Burke County Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 989 (now 828). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 66% to 59%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

On the community side, 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.