Swainsboro Middle School

Swainsboro Middle School is a low-enrollment intermediate school in Swainsboro, Georgia, part of Emanuel County. The school educates 596 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 763 students each, so Swainsboro Middle School sits 22% below that benchmark.

Swainsboro Middle School is one of 6 schools operated by Emanuel County, a district that caters to 3,939 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Swainsboro Middle School records that 46% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 39% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 32% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Swainsboro Middle School logs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Swainsboro Middle 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 25.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Emanuel County indicate the typical household earns roughly $52,772 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. Swainsboro Middle School is one of 6 public schools in Emanuel County (combined enrollment of about 3,939 students).

Nearest neighbor: Swainsboro High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Swainsboro Middle School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Swainsboro Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 33.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Swainsboro Middle School has decreased 13%, going from 686 students in 2018 to 596 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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