Calhoun County Elementary School

Calhoun County Elementary School is a K-5 school of very small scale in Edison, Georgia, one of the schools within Calhoun County, hosting 207 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Calhoun County Elementary School sits 66% leaner than that benchmark.

Calhoun County Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Calhoun County, a district that teaches 443 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Calhoun County Elementary School shows that nearly all students (91%) are Black. Other groups include 7% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Calhoun County Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Calhoun County Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.9%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Calhoun County put median household earnings sit near $46,940, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Calhoun County Elementary School is one of 4 public schools in Calhoun County (combined enrollment of about 1,021 students).

Nearest neighbor: Calhoun County Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Calhoun County Elementary School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 19.6%.

Calhoun County Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Calhoun County Elementary School has ticked down 25%, going from 276 students in 2018 to 207 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Calhoun County Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.