Ben Hill County Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Fitzgerald, Georgia
Ben Hill County Primary School in Fitzgerald, Georgia enrolled 815 students in 2024-25 with 47.9 full-time teachers, 17.0 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 16%
864 students in 2022-23, 872 students in 2023-24, 815 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 57.0 to 47.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 864 | 57.0 | 15.2 |
| 2023-24 | 872 | 49.7 | 17.5 |
| 2024-25 | 815 | 47.9 | 17.0 |
17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 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 672 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ben Hill County Primary School enrolled 672 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 672 of the 672 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions27
- Chronically absent36.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.6% of students were Black, 37.5% White, 10.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black46.6%
- White37.5%
- Hispanic10.7%
- Two or more races4.8%
- Asian0.1%
- American Indian0.1%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 Fitzgerald
2 public elementary schools in Fitzgerald report 2024-25 enrollment; Ben Hill County Primary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hill County Primary School | 815 | 17.0 | 100.0% |
| Ben Hill Elementary School | 552 | 12.5 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ben Hill County Primary School
- Ben Hill Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 552 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Irwin County Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 13 miles away: 760 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
- Compare Ben Hill County Primary School with Ben Hill Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Ben Hill County spends per student$15,740 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,740
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaBen Hill County Primary School is the number 209 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#209 of 1,289
- Georgia schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.17.0:1
- 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 Ben Hill County Primary School
How many students attend Ben Hill County Primary School?
815 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 864 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fitzgerald, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ben Hill County Primary School?
17.0 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 Ben Hill County Primary School a Title I school?
Ben Hill County Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Ben Hill County Primary School in?
Ben Hill County, NCES district ID 1300360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130036002148 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.