Other / mixed grade configuration · Conyers, GA

Honey Creek Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Honey Creek Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 130441001580
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
53
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
6
📋 Attendance
46
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Honey Creek Elementary School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% of Georgia schools.

#3 of 11
schools in Conyers · Resource Index
44
Resource Index · Typical
11.8:1
small classes for Georgia
61.9%
free-lunch eligible

Honey Creek Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 83% of Georgia schools. Computed live against every Georgia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Honey Creek Elementary School ranks #3 of 11 schools in Conyers, GA.

School address

Enrollment

471

Georgia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

40.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.8:1

vs 14.4:1 Georgia avg

-18% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

61.9%

vs 60.7% Georgia avg

+2% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Honey Creek Elementary School 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 Honey Creek Elementary School

Honey Creek Elementary School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Conyers, Georgia, enrolling 471 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.8:1 puts it in the smaller third of Georgia schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 61.9% lands close to the Georgia typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 471 puts it in the smaller third of Georgia schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,314 scored Georgia schools.

Against 283 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #102.

Its student body is led by African American (69%) and Hispanic or Latino (14%) (diversity index 50/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 471 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.7% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Its district draws 20.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Conyers's public schools, it stands alongside Hicks Elementary School (878 students): Honey Creek Elementary School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (11.8:1 vs 12.7:1).

Rockdale County also operates Rockdale County High School (2,336 students) and Heritage High School (1,788 students) alongside Honey Creek Elementary School.

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 Honey Creek Elementary School compares

Honey Creek Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Georgia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Georgia Georgia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.8:1 ▼ 18% 14.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 61.9% ▲ 2% 60.7% 51.7%
Enrollment 471 top 72% - -

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

11.8:1
Leaner classes than 77% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
471
Bigger than 58% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
61.9%
free-lunch eligible - 2% 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
11.8:1
students per teacher - 18% below state mean
Top 17% in Georgia - lower ratio than 83% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
21.7%
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
$15,205
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 471 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
54
in-school suspensions + 26 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 11.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 17.0 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

African American 68.8%
Hispanic or Latino 13.6%
Two or More 8.3%
White 7.9%
Asian 1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 68.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 49.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 49.5, Honey Creek Elementary School is about as mixed as the Georgia school average of 50.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Rockdale County, which includes Honey Creek Elementary School.

$15,205
Per student
+10%
vs Georgia
Avg $13,863
-8%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 37.9%
State 41.9%
Federal 20.2%

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 Honey Creek Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Rockdale County High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Heritage High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Salem High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Conyers Middle School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Edwards Middle School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Rockdale County · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Conyers

6 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

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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 Honey Creek Elementary School

How many students attend Honey Creek Elementary School?

Honey Creek Elementary School has 471 students enrolled. It is a public school in Conyers, GA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Honey Creek Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Honey Creek Elementary School is 11.8:1, which is 18% lower than the Georgia average of 14.4:1 and 25% 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 Honey Creek Elementary School?

61.9% of students at Honey Creek Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Georgia average of 60.7%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Honey Creek Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Honey Creek Elementary School is African American at 68.8% of enrollment, in Conyers, GA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Honey Creek Elementary School?

Honey Creek Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Honey Creek Elementary School rank among schools in Conyers?

By Resource Investment Index, Honey Creek Elementary School ranks #3 of 11 schools in Conyers, GA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Conyers on the city page.

Is Honey Creek Elementary School a good school?

Honey Creek Elementary School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% of Georgia schools. 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 Rockdale County?

Besides Honey Creek Elementary School, Rockdale County also operates Rockdale County High School (2,336 students), Heritage High School (1,788 students), and Salem High School (1,118 students). See the Rockdale 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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