Okapilco Elementary School

As a low-enrollment elementary campus in Moultrie, Georgia, Okapilco Elementary School teaches 360 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Colquitt County. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Okapilco Elementary School sits 40% smaller than that benchmark.

Colquitt County runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 8,767 students. Okapilco Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Okapilco Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 29% Hispanic, 26% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Okapilco Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 29.8%, a residual of +4.1 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Colquitt County shows median household earnings sit near $49,341, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Okapilco Elementary School is one of 13 public schools in Colquitt County (combined enrollment of about 8,767 students).

Nearest neighbor: CA Gray Junior High School, around 3.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Okapilco Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Okapilco Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Okapilco Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 33% since 2018, when it stood at 535 (now 360). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 38% to 26%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

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