Jasper Middle School

Jasper Middle School is a cozy junior high in Jasper, Georgia, one of the schools within Pickens County. The school teaches 573 students in grades 5 through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 25% below the state mean of about 763.

Across the 6 schools in Pickens County (3,970 students total), Jasper Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Jasper Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder comes out to 7% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Pickens County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Jasper Middle School lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting Jasper Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 61% of students at Jasper Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Jasper Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Pickens County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,930 per year, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jasper Middle School is one of 6 public schools in Pickens County (combined enrollment of about 3,970 students).

The closest other public school is Pickens County Junior High School, roughly 1.8 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jasper Middle School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.0%.

Jasper Middle School operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 19%: 482 students in 2018 compared to 573 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 90% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Jasper Middle School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.