Jenkins County Elementary School

Located at 433 Barney Ave, in Millen, Georgia, Jenkins County Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community that serves 601 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Jenkins County.

Jenkins County Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by Jenkins County, a district that hosts 1,774 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jenkins County Elementary School shows that 45% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 40% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Jenkins County Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Jenkins County Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 32.6%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Jenkins County) reports that median household income runs about $44,389, roughly 10% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jenkins County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,774 students), Jenkins County Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Jenkins County High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Jenkins County Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jenkins County Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 34.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 603 students in 2018 compared to 601 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 51% to 45% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

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