Bacon County Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Alma, Georgia
Bacon County Primary School in Alma, Georgia enrolled 551 students in 2024-25 with 42.5 full-time teachers, 13.0 students per teacher against the Georgia elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
571 students in 2022-23, 585 students in 2023-24, 551 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.5 to 42.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 571 | 41.5 | 13.8 |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 43.0 | 13.6 |
| 2024-25 | 551 | 42.5 | 13.0 |
13.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 of every 100 Georgia elementary schools
Among the 1,289 Georgia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 476 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bacon County Primary School enrolled 476 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 476 of the 476 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent31.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.4% of students were White, 25.4% Black, 18.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White49.4%
- Black25.4%
- Hispanic18.5%
- Two or more races5.8%
- Asian0.5%
- American Indian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Alma
2 public elementary schools in Alma report 2024-25 enrollment; Bacon County Primary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon County Primary School | 551 | 13.0 | 100.0% |
| Bacon County Elementary School | 448 | 11.5 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bacon County Primary School
- Bacon County Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 448 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Nicholls Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 9.7 miles away: 325 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).9.7 mi
- Compare Bacon County Primary School with Bacon County Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bacon County spends per student$14,862 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,862
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaBacon County Primary School is the number 718 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#718 of 1,289
- Georgia schools by students per teacher13.0 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.13.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bacon County Primary School
How many students attend Bacon County Primary School?
551 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 571 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Alma, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bacon County Primary School?
13.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bacon County Primary School a Title I school?
Bacon County Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Bacon County Primary School in?
Bacon County, NCES district ID 1300150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130015000153 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.