Public schools in Commerce, GA
Commerce has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 4,465 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Commerce City runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Commerce's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Commerce | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commerce City | 4 | 1,785 | $13,892 |
| Jackson County | 3 | 9,918 | $13,848 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Commerce, 1,952 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Jackson Comprehensive High School | 1,395 | 15.4 | 51.1% | Jackson County |
| Commerce High School | 557 | 13.7 | 43.3% | Commerce City |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Commerce, 1,115 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commerce Middle School | 579 | 14.7 | 46.1% | Commerce City |
| East Jackson Middle School | 536 | 14.0 | 58.8% | Jackson County |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Commerce, 1,398 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Jackson Elementary School | 634 | 12.1 | 52.5% | Jackson County |
| Commerce Primary | 456 | 13.5 | 84.6% | Commerce City |
| Commerce Elementary School | 308 | 13.9 | 79.9% | Commerce City |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Commerce's public schools compare with Georgia's
The median Commerce school has 13.9 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Georgia median of 13.7. 71% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 69% across the state. Its median school enrolls 557 students (state 636).
| Commerce | Georgia | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.9 | 13.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 557 | 636 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 71% | 69% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 29% | 55% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 3.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Commerce schools and the 2,287 Georgia schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Commerce
- Commerce CityRuns 4 of Commerce's 7 public schools and spent $13,892 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,892
- East Jackson Comprehensive High School, the largest high school in Commerce1,395 students in 2024-25, 15.4 per teacher.1,395
- Compare Commerce City with Jackson CountyCommerce's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaGeorgia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Commerce addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Commerce
How many public schools are in Commerce, GA?
7 public schools with an address in Commerce were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 4,465 students.What is the largest high school in Commerce?
East Jackson Comprehensive High School, with 1,395 students in 2024-25 (Jackson County).Which districts run Commerce's schools?
Commerce City (4 schools), Jackson County (3 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25