Henderson Middle School

Henderson Middle School is a middle-grades school in Jackson, Georgia, according to federal school records. It reports enrollment of 761 students in grades 6 through 8.

Butts County is the local district for Henderson Middle School. It runs 5 schools with 3,497 students.

Of every 100 students at Henderson Middle School, about 54 are White. After that, the student body is 32% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Butts County, the White share is about 64%. The diversity index for Henderson Middle School is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

There are about 15.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Henderson Middle School, which has 50.5. Middle schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 14.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 98%. Public schools in Butts County average a similar 95%.

Henderson Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (35.5%) and its predicted rate (26.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.

American Community Survey estimates for Butts County show that the median household earns about $69,241 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Butts County, 5 public schools serve about 3,497 students.

Henderson Middle School's nearest public school is Jackson High School (about 0.2 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. On average proficiency, Henderson Middle School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.

Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.

Enrollment in 2024-25 was 761, close to the 778 recorded in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 15.1 students per teacher, compared with 16.6 in 2020-21.

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