Mount Yonah Elementary School

Mount Yonah Elementary School is an elementary campus of tight-knit scale in Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia, one of the schools within White County, works with 424 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% smaller than the state mean of about 605.

Across the 6 schools in White County (3,782 students total), Mount Yonah Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Mount Yonah Elementary School shows that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder looks like 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against White County (around 68%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Mount Yonah Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 31.4%; this one delivers 48.8%, a residual of +17.4 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for White County put median household income runs about $70,666, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mount Yonah Elementary School is one of 7 public schools in White County (combined enrollment of about 5,474 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mountain Education High School, around 2.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mount Yonah Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 43.6%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 479 students in 2018 compared to 424 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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