Pickens County Junior High School

Pickens County Junior High School is a middle school of tight-knit scale in Jasper, Georgia, overseen by Pickens County, educateing 638 students in grades 7 through 8.

Within Pickens County, which oversees 6 schools and 3,970 students, Pickens County Junior High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Pickens County Junior High School reports that nearly all students (89%) are White. The remainder consists of 7% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Pickens County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Pickens County Junior High School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Pickens County Junior High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.2%, the actual is 34.2%, a residual of -13.0 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Pickens County indicate median household income runs about $78,930, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pickens County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,970 students), of which Pickens County Junior High School is one.

The closest other public school is Harmony Elementary School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pickens County Junior High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 43%: 447 students in 2018 compared to 638 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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