Jane Macon Middle

Jane Macon Middle is one of the average-sized intermediate schools in Brunswick, Georgia, part of Glynn County, with 801 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Glynn County runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 12,750 students. Jane Macon Middle is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Jane Macon Middle records that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 35% Black, 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Glynn County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jane Macon Middle is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 41.3%, a residual of +15.6 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Glynn County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $69,799 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Glynn County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,911 students), Jane Macon Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sterling Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jane Macon Middle at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 41.4%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jane Macon Middle has remained close to its prior level, going from 807 students in 2018 to 801 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 47% to 39%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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