Other / mixed grade configuration · Palmetto, GA

Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries

Federal NCES profile for Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 130228003651
0/100100/10057/100
👥 S:T ratio
84
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Georgia schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Georgia.

57
Resource Index · Higher
4:1
small classes for Georgia
81.3%
free-lunch eligible
8
students enrolled

Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries has class sizes smaller than 99% of Georgia schools. Computed live against every Georgia school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

8

Georgia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

2.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

4:1

vs 14.4:1 Georgia avg

-72% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

81.3%

vs 60.7% Georgia avg

+34% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries compares with Georgia and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries

Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Palmetto, Georgia, enrolling 8 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 4:1, Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries is leaner than roughly 99% of Georgia schools and 72% under the state's 14.4:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 81.3% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of Georgia schools, with 8 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 94% of the 2,314 Georgia schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by White (38%) and African American (38%) (diversity index 66/100).

Among Palmetto's public schools, it stands alongside Palmetto Elementary School (436 students): Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (4:1 vs 14.5:1).

Fulton County also operates Westlake High School (2,056 students) and Roswell High School (2,035 students) alongside Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries compares

Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries on the metrics families compare, against Georgia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Georgia Georgia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 4:1 ▼ 72% 14.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 81.3% ▲ 34% 60.7% 51.7%
Enrollment 8 top 100% - -

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

4:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
8
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
81.3%
free-lunch eligible - 34% 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
4:1
students per teacher - 72% below state mean
Top 1% in Georgia - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$13,999
per pupil, district-wide - above Georgia avg of $13,863
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 37.5%
African American 37.5%
Two or More 25.0%

Largest group: African American at 37.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 65.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 65.6, Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries is more mixed than the Georgia school average of 50.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Fulton County, which includes Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries.

$13,999
Per student
+1%
vs Georgia
Avg $13,863
-16%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 61.5%
State 26.9%
Federal 11.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Westlake High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Roswell High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Alpharetta High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Milton High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Langston Hughes High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Fulton County · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Palmetto

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Georgia, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries

How many students attend Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries?

Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries has 8 students enrolled. It is a public school in Palmetto, GA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries?

The student-teacher ratio at Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries is 4:1, which is 72% lower than the Georgia average of 14.4:1 and 75% 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 Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries?

81.3% of students at Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Georgia average of 60.7%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries?

The largest demographic group at Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries is African American at 37.5% of enrollment, in Palmetto, GA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 65.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries?

Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

Is Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries a good school?

Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Georgia schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Georgia. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Fulton County?

Besides Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries, Fulton County also operates Westlake High School (2,056 students), Roswell High School (2,035 students), and Alpharetta High School (2,024 students). See the Fulton County district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

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