Georgia School for the Deaf

As a minimally staffed K-12 campus in Cave Spring, Georgia, Georgia School for the Deaf educates 63 students from grades pre-K through 12, operated by State Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 91% smaller than the state mean of about 738.

Across the 3 schools in State Schools (273 students total), Georgia School for the Deaf accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Georgia School for the Deaf logs that 33% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 32% White, 29% Hispanic, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 14% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 3.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting Georgia School for the Deaf tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 37% of students at Georgia School for the Deaf qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Floyd County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, Floyd County reports that median household income runs about $65,565, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Georgia School for the Deaf is one of 25 public schools in Floyd County (combined enrollment of about 15,383 students).

The closest other public school is Cherokee Elementary School, roughly 6.6 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

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