Georgetown Elementary School

Georgetown Elementary School is an elementary campus of tight-knit scale in Columbus, Georgia, operated by Muscogee County, instructing 394 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% leaner than the state mean of about 605.

Across the 54 schools in Muscogee County (30,091 students total), Georgetown Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Georgetown Elementary School lists that nearly all students (84%) are Black. Beyond that, the school shows 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 47% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Muscogee County (around 86%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Georgetown Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 14.9%.

Across the wider county, Muscogee County reports that median household income runs about $58,073, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Georgetown Elementary School is one of 57 public schools in Muscogee County (combined enrollment of about 30,110 students).

Kendrick High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Georgetown Elementary School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 14.6%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 23%: 513 students in 2018 compared to 394 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 89% to 84% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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