Perry Middle School

Set in Perry, Georgia, Perry Middle School is a sprawling junior high, part of Houston County. It educates 1,164 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 763 students per school, that is 53% above typical.

Across the 38 schools in Houston County (30,939 students total), Perry Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Perry Middle School logs that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 34% Black, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Houston County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Perry Middle School has 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting Perry Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Perry Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Houston County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,698 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Perry Middle School is one of 39 public schools in Houston County (combined enrollment of about 30,939 students).

Perry High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Perry Middle School. On composite proficiency, Perry Middle School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 55.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 33%: 872 students in 2018 compared to 1,164 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 39% to 34% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.