Dutchtown Elementary School

Dutchtown Elementary School is a big elementary campus in Hampton, Georgia, run under Henry County. The school enrolls 962 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 59% bigger than typical.

Henry County runs 53 schools in total, collectively educating 43,012 students. Dutchtown Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Dutchtown Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Black, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% White. By comparison, Henry County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Dutchtown Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 63% of students at Dutchtown Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dutchtown Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.7%, the actual is 36.7%, a residual of -8.0 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Henry County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $83,146 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Henry County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 43,102 students), of which Dutchtown Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Dutchtown High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dutchtown Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dutchtown Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 28.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Dutchtown Elementary School's enrollment has rose 27% since 2018, when it stood at 758 (now 962).

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.