G. C. Hawley Middle

G. C. Hawley Middle is a junior high of low-enrollment scale in Creedmoor, North Carolina, run under Granville County Schools, instructing 442 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 27% smaller than the state mean of about 605.

Across the 16 schools in Granville County Schools (6,402 students total), G. C. Hawley Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, G. C. Hawley Middle records that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 26% Black, 24% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Granville County as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, G. C. Hawley Middle records 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, G. C. Hawley Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.9%, the actual is 45.7%, a residual of -3.1 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Granville County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,111, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. G. C. Hawley Middle is one of 20 public schools in Granville County (combined enrollment of about 8,376 students).

The closest other public school is South Granville High, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), G. C. Hawley Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.7%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. G. C. Hawley Middle's enrollment has declined 22% since 2018, when it stood at 570 (now 442). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 56% to 44%.

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