Maxwell Elementary School

Maxwell Elementary School is a K-5 school of modestly sized scale in Thomson, Georgia, run under McDuffie County, educateing 436 students in grades pre-K through 1. That puts it 28% leaner than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

McDuffie County runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,088 students. Maxwell Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Maxwell Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Black, at 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 40%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Maxwell Elementary School logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Maxwell Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against McDuffie County (around 86%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the area at large, McDuffie County reports that median household income runs about $56,733, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Maxwell Elementary School is one of 6 public schools in McDuffie County (combined enrollment of about 3,088 students).

Thomson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Maxwell Elementary School.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 18%: 532 students in 2018 compared to 436 in 2025.

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