Whitewater Middle School

Located at 1533 Highway 85 S, in Fayetteville, Georgia, Whitewater Middle School is a mid-tier middle school that serves 874 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Fayette County.

Within Fayette County, which oversees 24 schools and 19,800 students, Whitewater Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Whitewater Middle School reports that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 23% Black, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Fayette County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Fayette County (around 34%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Whitewater Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.7%.

In the broader community, Fayette County reports that median household earnings sit near $111,978, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Whitewater Middle School is one of 26 public schools in Fayette County (combined enrollment of about 20,375 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sara Harp Minter Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Whitewater Middle School. On composite proficiency, Whitewater Middle School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 67.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Whitewater Middle School has stayed largely flat, going from 885 students in 2018 to 874 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 64% to 53% over that span.

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