Calhoun County Middle School

Calhoun County Middle School is a 6-8 campus of minimally staffed scale in Edison, Georgia, run under Calhoun County, teacheing 90 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 763 students per school, that is 88% leaner than typical.

Calhoun County Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by Calhoun County, a district that works with 443 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Calhoun County Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (96%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 58% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Calhoun County Middle School shows 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Calhoun County Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 12.0%, a residual of -13.7 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Calhoun County put median household earnings sit near $46,940, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across Calhoun County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,021 students), Calhoun County Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Calhoun County Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Calhoun County Middle School. On composite proficiency, Calhoun County Middle School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 21.9%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Calhoun County Middle School's enrollment has fell 33% since 2018, when it stood at 135 (now 90). White enrollment moved from 4% to 0% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.