West Bainbridge Primary School

West Bainbridge Primary School is a public elementary school in Bainbridge, Georgia. Total enrollment is 556 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 2.

The district, Decatur County, has 4,178 students enrolled across 6 schools.

The share of Black students at West Bainbridge Primary School is 59%, a majority. Smaller groups are 24% White, 13% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Decatur County is roughly 42% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.

There are about 14.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at West Bainbridge Primary School, which has 37.4. The school's 14.9:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in Georgia. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 100%. Public schools in Decatur County average a similar 100%.

In Decatur County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $53,317 a year, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 20%. Public schools in Decatur County number 7, with about 4,652 students.

Of the public schools around it, West Bainbridge Primary School is closest to Hutto Elementary School, about 3.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools.

NCES describes the area around West Bainbridge Primary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 13% gain, from 492 to 556.

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