Hutto Elementary School

As a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Bainbridge, Georgia, Hutto Elementary School instructs 790 students from grades 3 through 5, operated by Decatur County. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 31% larger than typical.

Decatur County comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 4,178 students; Hutto Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Hutto Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is Black (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 29% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Decatur County as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hutto Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 34.9%, a residual of +9.2 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Decatur County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $53,317 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 20%. In all, Decatur County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,652 students), of which Hutto Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Jones-Wheat Primary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hutto Elementary School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 34.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Looking at the recent track record. Hutto Elementary School's enrollment has grew 4% since 2018, when it stood at 760 (now 790). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 37% to 29%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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