Jackson Elementary School

Located at 1105 Brownlee Rd, in Jackson, Georgia, Jackson Elementary School is a close-knit K-5 school that works with 503 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Butts County.

Jackson Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Butts County, a district that serves 3,497 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Jackson Elementary School reports that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 38% Black, 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Jackson Elementary School logs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 100% of students at Jackson Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jackson Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Butts County) records that median household earnings sit near $69,241, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Butts County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,497 students), Jackson Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Henderson Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Jackson Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Jackson Elementary School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 33.3%.

Jackson Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 10%: 557 students in 2018 compared to 503 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 43% to 38%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Jackson Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.