Calhoun Early Learning Academy

Calhoun Early Learning Academy is one of the tight-knit elementary-level communitys in Calhoun, Georgia, overseen by Calhoun City, with 503 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through K.

Calhoun Early Learning Academy is one of 5 schools operated by Calhoun City, a district that hosts 4,193 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Calhoun Early Learning Academy reports that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 40% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Gordon County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 27.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, Gordon County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,650 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Gordon County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,452 students), of which Calhoun Early Learning Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Gordon Central High School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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

On the community side, members of the Calhoun Early Learning Academy community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.