Jones-Wheat Primary School

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in Bainbridge, Georgia, Jones-Wheat Primary School educates 664 students from grades pre-K through 2, overseen by Decatur County.

Within Decatur County, which oversees 6 schools and 4,178 students, Jones-Wheat Primary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Jones-Wheat Primary School logs that 61% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 25% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Decatur County as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Jones-Wheat Primary School has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Decatur County put the typical household earns roughly $53,317 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 20%. Across Decatur County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,652 students), Jones-Wheat Primary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hutto Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jones-Wheat Primary School has grew 37%, going from 484 students in 2018 to 664 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 3% to 9% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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