Seminole County Elementary School

Seminole County Elementary School is a K-5 school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Donalsonville, Georgia, run under Seminole County, hosting 638 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Seminole County runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 1,332 students. Seminole County Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Seminole County Elementary School records that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 40% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Seminole County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Seminole County Elementary School has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. 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.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Seminole County Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 33.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Seminole County shows median household earnings sit near $49,495, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Seminole County runs 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,332 students), of which Seminole County Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Seminole County Middle/High School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Seminole County Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.2%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Seminole County Elementary School's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 719 (now 638). Class-load math has tightened: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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