Gum Springs Elementary School

Gum Springs Elementary School is a well-populated elementary campus in Jefferson, Georgia, overseen by Jackson County. The school serves 939 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 55% larger than typical.

Across the 12 schools in Jackson County (11,160 students total), Gum Springs Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Gum Springs Elementary School lists that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jackson County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Gum Springs Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.8%, the actual is 57.6%, a residual of -3.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, Jackson County reports that median household income runs about $89,544, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gum Springs Elementary School is one of 20 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 17,354 students).

West Jackson Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Gum Springs Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Gum Springs Elementary School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.1%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 9%: 858 students in 2018 compared to 939 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 82% to 74% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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