Susie Dasher

As a moderately sized elementary school in Dublin, Georgia, Susie Dasher works with 554 students from grades pre-K through 4, operated by Dublin City.

Dublin City comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,370 students; Susie Dasher is among them.

Looking at the student body, Susie Dasher shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (86%). Beyond that, the school reports 8% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Laurens County runs at roughly 91%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Susie Dasher is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 42.6%, a residual of +16.9 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Laurens County put the typical household earns roughly $55,010 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Across Laurens County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,693 students), Susie Dasher is one campus in the mix.

Moore Street Facility is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Susie Dasher at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 31.9%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Susie Dasher's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 583 (now 554). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 94% to 86% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 today.

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