Scintilla Charter Academy

Scintilla Charter Academy is a multi-level school of mid-tier scale in Valdosta, Georgia, operated by State Specialty Schools I- Scintilla Charter Academy, serveing 947 students in grades K through 10. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 28% bigger than typical.

Scintilla Charter Academy sits inside State Specialty Schools I- Scintilla Charter Academy, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Scintilla Charter Academy records that White students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 31% Black, 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. Compared to Lowndes County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lowndes County runs at roughly 80%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Lowndes County indicate median household income runs about $58,541, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Scintilla Charter Academy is one of 20 public schools in Lowndes County (combined enrollment of about 19,812 students).

Nearest neighbor: Newbern Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site. Scintilla Charter Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Scintilla Charter Academy has climbed 90%, going from 499 students in 2018 to 947 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 40% to 31%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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