Willacoochee Elementary School

Willacoochee Elementary School is an elementary school of rural-scale scale in Willacoochee, Georgia, operated by Atkinson County, teacheing 167 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 72% smaller than the state mean of about 605.

Atkinson County comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,571 students; Willacoochee Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Willacoochee Elementary School lists that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 31% Hispanic, 24% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Willacoochee Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Willacoochee Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.9%; this one delivers 41.0%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Atkinson County shows the typical household earns roughly $42,347 per year, 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Willacoochee Elementary School is one of 4 public schools in Atkinson County (combined enrollment of about 1,571 students).

The closest other public school is Pearson Elementary School, roughly 11.9 miles away. On composite proficiency, Willacoochee Elementary School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Willacoochee Elementary School has fell 10%, going from 185 students in 2018 to 167 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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