Welch Elementary School

Set in Newnan, Georgia, Welch Elementary School is a sizable primary school, run under Coweta County. It works with 1,012 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 67% above typical.

Coweta County comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 23,064 students; Welch Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Welch Elementary School reports that 43% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 31% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Coweta County (around 46%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Welch Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.0%; this one delivers 43.4%.

In the surrounding community, Coweta County reports that median household income runs about $95,548, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Welch Elementary School is one of 31 public schools in Coweta County (combined enrollment of about 23,423 students).

Nearest neighbor: Poplar Road Elementary School, around 1.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Welch Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Welch Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 44.9%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 29%: 786 students in 2018 compared to 1,012 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 40% to 31% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.