NCES CCD 2024-25 6 schools GA

Best-Resourced Schools in Midland, GA

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6 public K-12 schools in Midland 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
2,372
Students
47.7/100
Avg Resource Index
14.1:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Broad resource and staffing advantage

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Midland has more public-school enrollment than 19% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Midland lands in the upper national tier on both the average Resource Investment Index and teacher staffing intensity. Those measures come from different inputs: the index combines reported counselors, gifted access, attendance, and staffing, while the staffing percentile compares the city's student-teacher ratio directly. Agreement across both measures is stronger evidence of broad reported capacity than either score alone, though neither is a test-score rating or a guarantee about an individual classroom.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

4 of Midland's 6 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

A small portfolio contains radically different campus scales

Midland lists only 6 schools, yet reported enrollment runs from 19 to 702 students, a 37-fold range. In a portfolio this compact, the smallest record may be a specialized or nonstandard setting rather than a miniature version of the largest campus. That distinction affects how ratios and program fields should be read. Compare similarly configured grade levels first; combining the extremes into one city average conceals more than it explains.

City enrollment
Top 81%
School count
Top 79%
Resource Index average
80th percentile
Teacher staffing
66th percentile

Mathews Elementary School accounts for 29.6% of all Midland public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Midland-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: Combined. 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

Midland school enrollment varies 37× across entities

Midland school enrollment ranges from 19 students (lowest) to 702 students (highest), a spread of 683 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Midland reports 57.3% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Midland student-teacher ratio is 14.1:1 — 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 Midland is typically wider than the Midland-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Muscogee Youth Development Campus 62
2. Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center 61
3. Aaron Cohn Middle School 43
4. Mathews Elementary School 41
5. Midland Middle School 40
6. Midland Academy 39

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Midland

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 Mathews Elementary School 71.1/100
  2. 2 Midland Academy 68.9/100
  3. 3 Aaron Cohn Middle School 68.6/100
  4. 4 Midland Middle School 54.8/100
  5. 5 Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center 46.5/100

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Which Midland school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Muscogee Youth Development Campus has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Midland schools in this federal-data comparison at 62/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Midland, GA? ▼

Midland has 6 public schools with a total enrollment of 2,372 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 14.1:1.

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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.