Quitman County Elementary

Quitman County Elementary is a primary school of minimally staffed scale in Georgetown, Georgia, run under Quitman County, teacheing 200 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 67% smaller than typical.

Quitman County comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 309 students; Quitman County Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Quitman County Elementary logs that 74% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder breaks down as 19% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 53%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Quitman County Elementary is in the bottom 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 25.7%; Quitman County Elementary posts 11.6%, -14.1 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, Quitman County reports that median household earnings sit near $40,179, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Quitman County Elementary is one of 2 public schools in Quitman County (combined enrollment of about 309 students).

The closest other public school is Quitman County High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Quitman County Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Quitman County Elementary at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 27.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 220 students in 2018 compared to 200 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 26% to 19% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.