Lee County Elementary School

Lee County Elementary School is an elementary-level community of average-sized scale in Leesburg, Georgia, run under Lee County, teacheing 557 students in grades 3 through 5.

Lee County Elementary School is one of 8 schools operated by Lee County, a district that works with 5,949 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lee County Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 26% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Lee County Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Lee County put median household income runs about $89,168, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lee County Elementary School is one of 8 public schools in Lee County (combined enrollment of about 5,949 students).

The closest other public school is Lee County High School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Lee County Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Lee County Elementary School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.4%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 19%: 687 students in 2018 compared to 557 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 69% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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