Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy

As a low-enrollment all-grades campus in Shellman, Georgia, Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy hosts 522 students from grades pre-K through 12, operated by State Specialty Schools II- Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Char. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 738 students each, so Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy sits 29% below that benchmark.

State Specialty Schools II- Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Char is the operating authority for Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy reports that 69% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 21% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Randolph County as a whole is about 27% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, census data for Randolph County shows the typical household earns roughly $28,380 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Randolph County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,157 students), of which Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Randolph County Elementary School, roughly 10.6 miles away.

The campus sits in a low-density setting. As a public charter, Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy has edged up 157%, going from 203 students in 2018 to 522 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 76% to 69%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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