Jones-Wheat Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Bainbridge, Georgia
Jones-Wheat Primary School in Bainbridge, Georgia enrolled 664 students in 2024-25 with 48.2 full-time teachers, 13.8 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
682 students in 2022-23, 693 students in 2023-24, 664 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 44.1 to 48.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 682 | 44.1 | 15.5 |
| 2023-24 | 693 | 45.3 | 15.3 |
| 2024-25 | 664 | 48.2 | 13.8 |
13.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 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 685 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jones-Wheat Primary School enrolled 685 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 685 of the 685 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions9
- Chronically absent32.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
60.5% of students were Black, 25.0% White, 9.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black60.5%
- White25.0%
- Hispanic9.2%
- Two or more races4.2%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.3%
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 Bainbridge
3 public elementary schools in Bainbridge report 2024-25 enrollment; Jones-Wheat Primary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutto Elementary School | 790 | 13.7 | 100.0% |
| Jones-Wheat Primary School | 664 | 13.8 | 100.0% |
| West Bainbridge Primary School | 556 | 14.9 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Jones-Wheat Primary School
- Hutto Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 790 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- West Bainbridge Primary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.1 miles away: 556 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
- Compare Jones-Wheat Primary School with Hutto Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Decatur County Schools spends per student$12,983 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,983
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaJones-Wheat Primary School is the number 439 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#439 of 1,289
- Georgia schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.13.8:1
- 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 Jones-Wheat Primary School
How many students attend Jones-Wheat Primary School?
664 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 682 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bainbridge, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Jones-Wheat Primary School?
13.8 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 Jones-Wheat Primary School a Title I school?
Jones-Wheat Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Jones-Wheat Primary School in?
Decatur County Schools, NCES district ID 1301710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130171000619 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.