Mercer Middle School

Mercer Middle School, a tight-knit middle school in Garden City, Georgia, part of Savannah-Chatham County, teaches 512 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 763 students per school, that is 33% leaner than typical.

Within Savannah-Chatham County, which oversees 58 schools and 36,355 students, Mercer Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Mercer Middle School reports that the most-represented group is Black (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Mercer Middle School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 85% of students at Mercer Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Chatham County's rate of about 74%.

After controlling for student poverty, Mercer Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 33.6%; this one comes in at 12.2%, -21.4 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, Chatham County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,097, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Chatham County runs 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,380 students), of which Mercer Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Groves High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mercer Middle School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 34.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Mercer Middle School's enrollment has rose 45% since 2018, when it stood at 354 (now 512). Hispanic enrollment moved from 23% to 35% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.