Total enrollment
12,275
-232 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
21 schools in Clarke County
Georgia · 12,275 students · 3 cities
Clarke County's public-school count of 21 reflects a system enrolling about 12,275 students inside Georgia, broken out as 14 elementary, 4 middle, and 3 high.
4-year change in Clarke County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
21
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Clarke County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Georgia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #117 of 160 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 12,275 | #30 of 172 | #716 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 21 | #25 of 172 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #5 of 172 | #1,126 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 92.6% | #70 of 172 | #618 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #17 of 160 | #646 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Clarke County
State test results across the district's 20 scored schools run from Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School at 54.1% proficient to Howard B. Stroud Elementary School at 11.0%, a gap of 43.1 points. That is the 30th widest gap among 107 Georgia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 21 district schools that reported both years went from 13,600 to 12,275 students (down 10%) and from 1,086 to 1,104 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Clarke County
Clarke County is a low-population public-school district in Georgia. The district runs 21 schools and hosts approximately 12,275 students.
On the school-mix side, Clarke County comprises 14 elementary, 4 middle, and 3 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Clarke County is about 585, lower than the Georgia average of roughly 748.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Clarke County has remained close to its prior level since SY 2020-21, moving from about 12,507 students to 12,275.
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