Putnam County Middle School

Located at 140 Sparta Hwy, in Eatonton, Georgia, Putnam County Middle School is a compact 6-8 campus that caters to 630 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Putnam County.

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

In terms of who attends, Putnam County Middle School logs that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 35% Black, 21% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Putnam County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Putnam County Middle School records 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Putnam County Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Putnam County Middle School ranks in the top 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 25.7%; Putnam County Middle School posts 42.7%, +17.0 points above that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Putnam County shows the typical household earns roughly $72,096 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Putnam County Middle School is one of 4 public schools in Putnam County (combined enrollment of about 2,938 students).

The closest other public school is Putnam County Elementary School, roughly 1.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Putnam County Middle School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Putnam County Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 40.6%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 641 students in 2018 compared to 630 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 12% to 21% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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