Funston Elementary School

Set in Funston, Georgia, Funston Elementary School is a small primary school, overseen by Colquitt County. It caters to 376 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 38% leaner than the state mean of about 605.

Colquitt County comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 8,767 students; Funston Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Funston Elementary School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 23% White, 18% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Funston Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Funston Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 33.8%, a residual of +8.2 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Colquitt County indicate the typical household earns roughly $49,341 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. Across Colquitt County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,767 students), Funston Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CA Gray Junior High School, roughly 4.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Funston Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 37.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Funston Elementary School has contracted 14%, going from 438 students in 2018 to 376 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 33% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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