Total enrollment
2,017
-269 (-12%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Jefferson County
Georgia · 2,017 students · 4 cities
Jefferson County runs 5 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES counts, with total enrollment near 2,017 (3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Georgia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #141 of 160 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,017 | #129 of 172 | #4,412 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #98 of 172 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #23 of 172 | #2,668 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 99.1% | #24 of 172 | #289 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #116 of 160 | #3,154 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 Jefferson County
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Wrens Elementary School at 28.7% proficient to Jefferson County Middle School at 14.9%, a gap of 13.8 points. That is the 90th widest gap among 107 Georgia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 2,091 to 1,577 students (down 25%) and from 148 to 124 full-time teachers (down 16%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County High School | Louisville | High | 09-12 | 635 |
| Jefferson County Middle School | Stapleton | Middle | 06-08 | 440 |
| Wrens Elementary School | Wrens | Elementary | PK-05 | 406 |
| Louisville Academy School | Louisville | Elementary | PK-05 | 339 |
| Carver Elementary School | Wadley | Elementary | PK-05 | 197 |
About Jefferson County
As a low-population district in Georgia, Jefferson County hosts 2,017 students across 5 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Jefferson County is built around 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Jefferson County runs about 403 students per school, 46% lower than the state mean of roughly 748.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 12%: 2,286 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,017 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Jefferson County discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.