Total enrollment
2,220
+121 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Heard County
Georgia · 2,246 students · 2 cities
Parents inside Heard County pick from 6 public K-12 options, with combined enrollment of about 2,246 students (an average school size of 374).
4-year change in Heard County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Heard County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Georgia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #33 of 160 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,246 | #122 of 172 | #4,066 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #75 of 172 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #85 of 172 | #4,375 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 91.3% | #77 of 172 | #671 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.7% | #146 of 160 | #4,757 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 Heard County
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Centralhatchee Elementary School at 68.2% proficient to Heard Elementary School at 45.1%, a gap of 23.1 points. That is the 62nd widest gap among 107 Georgia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 2,116 to 2,220 students (up 5%) and from 136 to 159 full-time teachers (up 17%), 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heard Elementary School | Franklin | Elementary | PK-05 | 722 |
| Heard County High School | Franklin | High | 09-12 | 672 |
| Heard County Middle School | Franklin | Middle | 06-08 | 456 |
| Centralhatchee Elementary School | Franklin | Elementary | PK-05 | 190 |
| Ephesus Elementary School | Roopville | Elementary | PK-05 | 180 |
| Arrow Academy Alternative School | Franklin | High | 06-12 | 26 |
About Heard County
Heard County is a small Georgia school district running 6 schools with combined enrollment near 2,246.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Heard County spans 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Heard County is about 374, noticeably below the Georgia average of roughly 748.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 6%: 2,099 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,220 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Heard County discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.