Chattahoochee County Middle School

Set in Cusseta, Georgia, Chattahoochee County Middle School is a very small junior high, overseen by Chattahoochee County. It enrolls 199 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 74% leaner than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 763 students.

Chattahoochee County comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 948 students; Chattahoochee County Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Chattahoochee County Middle School reports that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 32% Black, 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

On the resource side, On paper, Chattahoochee County Middle School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 66% of students at Chattahoochee County Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Chattahoochee County Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.1%, the actual is 41.5%, a residual of -1.6 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Chattahoochee County put the typical household earns roughly $61,042 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chattahoochee County's 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 948 students), Chattahoochee County Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Chattahoochee County High School, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Chattahoochee County Middle School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 26.9%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Chattahoochee County Middle School's enrollment has ticked up 30% since 2018, when it stood at 153 (now 199). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 59% to 49% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.