NCES CCD 2024-25 6 schools GA

Best-Resourced Schools in Jefferson, GA

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6 public K-12 schools in Jefferson from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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6
Schools
6,184
Students
48/100
Avg Resource Index
14.3:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Middle-of-corpus city profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Jefferson has more public-school enrollment than 64% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Jefferson sits in the broad middle of the national city distribution rather than at a single obvious extreme. Its scale, average Resource Investment Index, and staffing position need to be read together: a middle placement on one measure does not cancel a stronger or weaker result on another. The percentile panel makes those dimensions explicit, and the school table shows where the city aggregate breaks into materially different campus profiles.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Jefferson's list includes 1 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high-school campus, plus 2 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 16-point gap between West Jackson Middle School and Jefferson Middle School shows the range hidden by Jefferson's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 36%
School count
Top 79%
Resource Index average
81st percentile
Teacher staffing
63rd percentile

Jefferson High School accounts for 21.7% of all Jefferson public-school enrollment

That concentration means Jefferson-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Jefferson student-teacher ratio is 14.3:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Jefferson is typically wider than the Jefferson-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. West Jackson Middle School 56
2. Jefferson Elementary School 55
3. Gum Springs Elementary School 52
4. Jefferson High School 43
5. Jefferson Academy 42
6. Jefferson Middle School 40

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Jefferson

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 West Jackson Middle School 56.2/100
  2. 2 Jefferson High School 45.6/100
  3. 3 Jefferson Academy 43.0/100
  4. 4 Gum Springs Elementary School 42.8/100
  5. 5 Jefferson Elementary School 41.6/100

What do families ask about schools in Jefferson?

Which Jefferson school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

West Jackson Middle School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Jefferson schools in this federal-data comparison at 56/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Jefferson, GA? ▼

Jefferson has 6 public schools with a total enrollment of 6,184 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 14.3:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.