Coile Middle School

Coile Middle School, a close-knit junior high in Athens, Georgia, operated by Clarke County, educates 582 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 24% leaner than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 763 students.

Across the 21 schools in Clarke County (12,275 students total), Coile Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Coile Middle School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 40% Black, 5% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Coile Middle School has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Clarke County's rate of about 91%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Coile Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.5%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Clarke County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $53,625 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clarke County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,750 students), of which Coile Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Winterville Elementary School, roughly 1.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Coile Middle School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 24.6%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Coile Middle School's enrollment has shrank 19% since 2018, when it stood at 721 (now 582). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 40% to 52%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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