Central Elementary/High School

Set in Talbotton, Georgia, Central Elementary/High School is a cozy unified-grade school, one of the schools within Talbot County. It educates 364 students across grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 738 students each, so Central Elementary/High School sits 51% below that benchmark.

Central Elementary/High School is a school of Talbot County, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Central Elementary/High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (89%). Other groups include 10% White. By comparison, Talbot County as a whole is about 54% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting Central Elementary/High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Central Elementary/High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.1%, the actual is 12.7%, a residual of -13.4 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Talbot County put median household income runs about $41,597, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%.

Manchester Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 12.4 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Central Elementary/High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 37.9%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Central Elementary/High School's enrollment has decreased 24% since 2018, when it stood at 480 (now 364). Class-load math has tightened: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Central Elementary/High School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.