Garrison-Pilcher Elementary School

Garrison-Pilcher Elementary School operates as a moderately sized elementary-level community in Thomasville, Georgia, operated by Thomas County. Current enrollment sits at 811 students spanning grades 1 through 2. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 34% larger than typical.

Within Thomas County, which oversees 7 schools and 5,818 students, Garrison-Pilcher Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Garrison-Pilcher Elementary School reports that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 36% Black, 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school reports having 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Thomas County's rate of about 92%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Thomas County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $60,736 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Thomas County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,451 students), of which Garrison-Pilcher Elementary School is one.

Cross Creek Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Garrison-Pilcher Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Garrison-Pilcher Elementary School has rose 3%, going from 791 students in 2018 to 811 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

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