Other / mixed grade configuration · Dearing, GA

Dearing Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Dearing Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 130357002140
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👥 S:T ratio
50
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
17
📋 Attendance
47
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Dearing Elementary School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 74% of Georgia schools.

46
Resource Index · Typical
12.5:1
small classes for Georgia
87.8%
free-lunch eligible
414
students enrolled

Dearing Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 74% of Georgia schools. Computed live against every Georgia school reporting to NCES.

School address

Dearing, GA 30808
District: Mcduffie County · Georgia

NCES ID 130357002140 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-19 students YoY

Dearing Elementary School held near 422 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-19 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 33.5 → 33.9 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-19 students YoY 130357002140 · Dearing, GA Other · SMALL · TRAD

414 enr · 12.5:1 · 87.8% lunch · RII 46

Nearest enrollment peer: Thomson High School (962 students)

Dearing Elementary School held near 422 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-19 headcount). Teacher FTE added 33.5 → 33.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Georgia schools → · Find another →

Dearing Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Dearing Elementary School reports 414 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Dearing Elementary School compares

Dearing Elementary 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 12.5:1 ▼ 13% 14.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 87.8% ▲ 45% 60.7% 51.7%
Enrollment 414 top 80% - -

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

12.5:1
Leaner classes than 71% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
414
Bigger than 50% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
87.8%
free-lunch eligible - 45% above the Georgia average of 60.7%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
12.5:1
students per teacher - 13% below state mean
Top 26% in Georgia - lower ratio than 74% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
21.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,648
per pupil, district-wide - above Georgia avg of $14,615
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 414 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
38
in-school suspensions + 17 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 9.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

White 57.5%
African American 23.7%
Hispanic or Latino 11.1%
Two or More 7.5%
Asian 0.2%

Largest group: White at 57.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 59.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 59.5, Dearing Elementary School is more mixed than the Georgia school average of 50.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Mcduffie County reports $15,648 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Dearing Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Thomson High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Thomson-Mcduffie Middle School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Maxwell Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Thomson Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Norris Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Dearing Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Mcduffie County · 5 sibling schools

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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.

Similar enrollment (~414 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.5:1)

Frequently asked questions about Dearing Elementary School

How many students attend Dearing Elementary School?

Dearing Elementary School has 414 students enrolled. It is a public school in Dearing, GA. CCD year-over-year: 441 (2022-23) → 422 (2023-24), nearly flat (-19).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Dearing Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Dearing Elementary School is 12.5:1, which is 13% lower than the Georgia average of 14.4:1 and 20% 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 Dearing Elementary School?

87.8% of students at Dearing Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Georgia average of 60.7%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dearing Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Dearing Elementary School is White at 57.5% of enrollment, in Dearing, GA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 59.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Dearing Elementary School?

Dearing Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical 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 Mcduffie County?

Besides Dearing Elementary School, Mcduffie County also operates Thomson High School (962 students), Thomson-Mcduffie Middle School (667 students), and Maxwell Elementary School (436 students). See the Mcduffie County district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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