Other / mixed grade configuration · Talbotton, GA

Central Elementary/High School

Federal NCES profile for Central Elementary/High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 130465001637
0/100100/10053/100
👥 S:T ratio
61
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
27
📋 Attendance
93
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Central Elementary/High School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Georgia schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Georgia schools.

53
Resource Index · Higher
9.8:1
small classes for Georgia
100.0%
free-lunch eligible
364
students enrolled

Central Elementary/High School has class sizes smaller than 95% of Georgia schools. Computed live against every Georgia school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-18 students YoY

Central Elementary/High School held near 390 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-18 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 37.0 → 41.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-18 students YoY 130465001637 · Talbotton, GA Other · SMALL · TRAD

364 enr · 9.8:1 · 100.0% lunch · RII 53

Nearest enrollment peer: Charles F Hard Elementary School (364 students)

Central Elementary/High School held near 390 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-18 headcount). Teacher FTE added 37.0 → 41.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Georgia schools → · Find another →

How Central Elementary/High School compares

Central Elementary/High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Georgia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Georgia Georgia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.8:1 ▼ 32% 14.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 100.0% ▲ 65% 60.7% 51.7%
Enrollment 364 top 85% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.8:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
364
Bigger than 42% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
100.0%
free-lunch eligible - 65% above the Georgia average of 60.7%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.8:1
students per teacher - 32% below state mean
Top 5% in Georgia - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
3.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$22,998
per pupil, district-wide - above Georgia avg of $14,615
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 364 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
24
in-school suspensions + 25 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 88.7%
White 9.6%
Two or More 1.1%
Hispanic or Latino 0.5%

Largest group: African American at 88.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 20.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 20.4, Central Elementary/High School is less mixed than the Georgia school average of 50.0.

Programs

District finance for Talbot County reports $22,998 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Central Elementary/High School

How many students attend Central Elementary/High School?

Central Elementary/High School has 364 students enrolled. It is a public school in Talbotton, GA. CCD year-over-year: 408 (2022-23) → 390 (2023-24), nearly flat (-18).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary/High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary/High School is 9.8:1, which is 32% lower than the Georgia average of 14.4:1 and 38% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Central Elementary/High School?

100.0% of students at Central Elementary/High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Georgia average of 60.7%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Central Elementary/High School?

The largest demographic group at Central Elementary/High School is African American at 88.7% of enrollment, in Talbotton, GA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Central Elementary/High School?

Central Elementary/High School has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Talbot County?

None reported; Talbot County operates only Central Elementary/High School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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