Chattahoochee County Education Center

Chattahoochee County Education Center is one of the tight-knit elementary schools in Cusseta, Georgia, run under Chattahoochee County, with 285 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Chattahoochee County Education Center sits 53% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Chattahoochee County, which oversees 3 schools and 948 students, Chattahoochee County Education Center is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Chattahoochee County Education Center records that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 29% Black, 11% multiracial, 8% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Chattahoochee County Education Center has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Chattahoochee County Education Center tighter than the state norm the norm. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Chattahoochee County's rate of about 71%.

After controlling for student poverty, Chattahoochee County Education Center sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.4%; this one delivers 42.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Chattahoochee County put the typical household earns roughly $61,042 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Chattahoochee County's 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 948 students), Chattahoochee County Education Center is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Chattahoochee County High School, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Chattahoochee County Education Center. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chattahoochee County Education Center ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 22.2%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 6%: 270 students in 2018 compared to 285 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 59% to 52% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

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