Paul J. Blackwell Learning Center

This page covers Paul J. Blackwell Learning Center, a very small elementary school in Elberton, Georgia. It reports enrollment of 161 students in pre-K. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average enrollment is about 605.

Elbert County runs Paul J. Blackwell Learning Center along with 4 other schools, enrolling 3,007 students in total.

No group is above 50% at Paul J. Blackwell Learning Center; the largest is Black, at 42%. After that, the student body is 37% White, 12% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Elbert County, the Black share is about 22%. The diversity index for Paul J. Blackwell Learning Center is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

There are about 16.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Paul J. Blackwell Learning Center, which has 10. Elementary schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 13.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 100%. Public schools in Elbert County average a similar 98%.

American Community Survey estimates for Elbert County show that the median household earns about $58,450 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Elbert County, 5 public schools serve about 3,007 students.

Elbert County Primary School is the nearest public school to Paul J. Blackwell Learning Center, about 1.2 miles away. Paul J. Blackwell Learning Center is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles.

Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Paul J. Blackwell Learning Center enrolled 107 in 2020-21 and 161 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 16.1:1, from 10.7:1.

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