Swainsboro Primary School

Swainsboro Primary School, a reasonably sized elementary school in Swainsboro, Georgia, part of Emanuel County, serves 833 students, covering grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Swainsboro Primary School sits 38% above that benchmark.

Emanuel County comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,939 students; Swainsboro Primary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Swainsboro Primary School shows that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 40% Black, 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Swainsboro Primary School has 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. 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.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Emanuel County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $52,772 per year, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. Swainsboro Primary School is one of 6 public schools in Emanuel County (combined enrollment of about 3,939 students).

The closest other public school is Swainsboro Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 10%: 926 students in 2018 compared to 833 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 46% to 40% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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