Red Bud Middle School

Set in Calhoun, Georgia, Red Bud Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school, run under Gordon County. It instructs 786 students across grades 6 through 8.

Gordon County runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 6,259 students. Red Bud Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Red Bud Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. Compared to Gordon County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Red Bud Middle School shows 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages about 14.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Red Bud Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.2%; this one delivers 48.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Gordon County put the typical household earns roughly $63,650 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Gordon County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,452 students), Red Bud Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Red Bud Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Red Bud Middle School. On composite proficiency, Red Bud Middle School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.0%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Red Bud Middle School's enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 837 (now 786). White enrollment moved from 86% to 79% across the same window.

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