Wilcox County Middle School

Wilcox County Middle School operates as a very small middle school in Rochelle, Georgia, overseen by Wilcox County. Current enrollment sits at 236 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 763 students per school, that is 69% smaller than typical.

Within Wilcox County, which oversees 3 schools and 1,126 students, Wilcox County Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wilcox County Middle School shows that 64% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 27% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wilcox County Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.4%; this one delivers 38.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Wilcox County indicate the typical household earns roughly $54,138 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Wilcox County Middle School is one of 3 public schools in Wilcox County (combined enrollment of about 1,126 students).

Wilcox County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Wilcox County Middle School. On composite proficiency, Wilcox County Middle School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 30.6%.

Wilcox County Middle School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wilcox County Middle School has contracted 16%, going from 281 students in 2018 to 236 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 34% to 27%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.