Putnam County Elementary School

Putnam County Elementary School is one of the mid-tier K-5 schools in Eatonton, Georgia, run under Putnam County, with 606 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 5.

Putnam County Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by Putnam County, a district that serves 2,938 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Putnam County Elementary School records that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 32% Black, 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Putnam County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Putnam County Elementary School logs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Putnam County 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 35.8%, a residual of +10.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, Putnam County reports that median household income runs about $72,096, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Putnam County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,938 students), Putnam County Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Putnam County Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Putnam County Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 40.6%.

Putnam County Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Putnam County Elementary School has declined 18%, going from 737 students in 2018 to 606 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 39% to 32%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

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