Henderson Middle School

Henderson Middle School is a moderately sized middle-grades school in Jackson, Georgia, part of Butts County. The school instructs 761 students in grades 6 through 8.

Butts County runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,497 students. Henderson Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Henderson Middle School shows that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 32% Black, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Henderson Middle School has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting Henderson Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Henderson Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Butts County put the typical household earns roughly $69,241 per year, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Butts County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,497 students), Henderson Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Jackson High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Henderson Middle School. On composite proficiency, Henderson Middle School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 30.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 6%: 813 students in 2018 compared to 761 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 54% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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