Webster County Elementary/Middle School

Set in Preston, Georgia, Webster County Elementary/Middle School is a micro-enrollment elementary campus, part of Webster County. It caters to 170 students across grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 72% leaner than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Webster County runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 228 students. Webster County Elementary/Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Webster County Elementary/Middle School reports that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 42% Black, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Webster County Elementary/Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Webster County Elementary/Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 21.3%, a residual of -4.4 points.

Across the wider county, Webster County reports that the typical household earns roughly $46,792 per year, roughly 9% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Webster County's 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 228 students), Webster County Elementary/Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Webster County High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. On composite proficiency, Webster County Elementary/Middle School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 33.6%.

Webster County Elementary/Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 33%: 253 students in 2018 compared to 170 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.