Irwin County Elementary School

As a reasonably sized primary school in Ocilla, Georgia, Irwin County Elementary School hosts 760 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Irwin County. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Irwin County Elementary School sits 26% larger than that benchmark.

Irwin County comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,610 students; Irwin County Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Irwin County Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 34% Black, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Irwin County Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Irwin County Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Irwin County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $51,384 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%. Irwin County Elementary School is one of 3 public schools in Irwin County (combined enrollment of about 1,610 students).

The closest other public school is Irwin County Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Irwin County Elementary School comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 25.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 877 students in 2018 compared to 760 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 56% across the same window.

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