Other / mixed grade configuration · Milledgeville, GA

Lakeview Primary

Federal NCES profile for Lakeview Primary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 130021004292
0/100100/10036/100
👥 S:T ratio
27
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
47
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lakeview Primary earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% of Georgia schools.

#5 of 7
public schools in Milledgeville · Resource Index
36
Resource Index · Typical
18.3:1
large classes for Georgia
89.2%
free-lunch eligible

Lakeview Primary has class sizes larger than 92% of Georgia schools. Computed live against every Georgia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Lakeview Primary ranks #5 of 7 public schools in Milledgeville, GA.

School address

Enrollment

804

Georgia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

44.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

18.3:1

vs 14.4:1 Georgia avg

+27% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

89.2%

vs 60.7% Georgia avg

+47% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Lakeview Primary compares with Georgia and U.S. medians

Larger 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 Lakeview Primary

Lakeview Primary is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Milledgeville, Georgia, enrolling 804 students.

Class loads run heavy: 18.3:1 is larger than about 92% of Georgia schools and 27% above the 14.4:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 89.2% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 804 puts it in the larger third of Georgia schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,314 scored Georgia schools.

Against 474 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #283.

Its student body is led by African American (63%) and White (22%) (diversity index 55/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 804 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.4% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Its district draws 28.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Baldwin County also operates Baldwin High School (1,283 students) and Oak Hill Ms (974 students) alongside Lakeview Primary.

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 Lakeview Primary compares

Lakeview Primary on the metrics families compare, against Georgia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Georgia Georgia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 18.3:1 ▲ 27% 14.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 89.2% ▲ 47% 60.7% 51.7%
Enrollment 804 top 32% - -

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

18.3:1
Leaner classes than 23% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
804
Bigger than 86% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
89.2%
free-lunch eligible - 47% 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
18.3:1
students per teacher - 27% above state mean
Top 92% in Georgia - lower ratio than 8% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
21.4%
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
$13,772
per pupil, district-wide - below 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 804 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
13
in-school suspensions + 18 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.9 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 62.7%
White 22.4%
Hispanic or Latino 6.8%
Two or More 6.2%
Asian 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: African American at 62.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 54.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 54.8, Lakeview Primary is more mixed than the Georgia school average of 50.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Baldwin County, which includes Lakeview Primary.

$13,772
Per student
-1%
vs Georgia
Avg $13,863
-17%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 37.2%
State 34.7%
Federal 28.1%

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 Lakeview Primary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Baldwin High School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Oak Hill Ms Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Lakeview Academy Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Midway Hills Primary Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Midway Hills Academy Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Lakeview Primary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Baldwin County · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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 Lakeview Primary'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 Lakeview Primary

How many students attend Lakeview Primary?

Lakeview Primary has 804 students enrolled. It is a public school in Milledgeville, GA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakeview Primary?

The student-teacher ratio at Lakeview Primary is 18.3:1, which is 27% higher than the Georgia average of 14.4:1 and 17% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Lakeview Primary?

89.2% of students at Lakeview Primary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Georgia average of 60.7%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lakeview Primary?

The largest demographic group at Lakeview Primary is African American at 62.7% of enrollment, in Milledgeville, GA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 54.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lakeview Primary?

Lakeview Primary has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (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 Lakeview Primary rank among public schools in Milledgeville?

By Resource Investment Index, Lakeview Primary ranks #5 of 7 public schools in Milledgeville, GA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Milledgeville on the city page.

Is Lakeview Primary a good school?

Lakeview Primary earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% 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 Baldwin County?

Besides Lakeview Primary, Baldwin County also operates Baldwin High School (1,283 students), Oak Hill Ms (974 students), and Lakeview Academy (575 students). See the Baldwin 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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