North LaFayette Elementary School

North LaFayette Elementary School operates as a cozy K-5 school in La Fayette, Georgia, overseen by Walker County. Current enrollment sits at 420 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so North LaFayette Elementary School sits 31% leaner than that benchmark.

North LaFayette Elementary School is one of 15 schools operated by Walker County, a district that teaches 8,379 students overall.

On demographics, North LaFayette Elementary School records that nearly all students (83%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black.

On the resource side, The school reports having 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting North LaFayette Elementary School tighter 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. By comparison, Walker County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, North LaFayette Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Walker County) shows that median household earnings sit near $59,469, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Walker County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,637 students), North LaFayette Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LaFayette Middle School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around North LaFayette Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North LaFayette Elementary School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.6%.

North LaFayette Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North LaFayette Elementary School has declined 6%, going from 449 students in 2018 to 420 in 2025.

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