Mount Zion Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Jonesboro, Georgia

Mount Zion Primary in Jonesboro, Georgia enrolled 620 students in 2024-25 with 44.0 full-time teachers, 14.1 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 rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%

589 students in 2022-23, 582 students in 2023-24, 620 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.0 to 44.0.

Students enrolled at Mount Zion Primary by school year2022-23: 589, 2023-24: 582, 2024-25: 62002004006008002022-235892023-245822024-25620
Students enrolled at Mount Zion Primary by school year2022-23: 589, 2023-24: 582, 2024-25: 62002004006008002022-235892023-245822024-25620
Students enrolled at Mount Zion Primary by school year2022-23: 589, 2023-24: 582, 2024-25: 62002004006008002022-235892023-245822024-25620
Students enrolled at Mount Zion Primary by school year2022-23: 589, 2023-24: 582, 2024-25: 62002004006008002022-235892023-245822024-25620
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2358938.015.5
2023-2458239.014.9
2024-2562044.014.1

14.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 66 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.

Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; Mount Zion Primary 14.1; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherMount Zion Primary 14.1state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; Mount Zion Primary 14.1; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherMount Zion Primary 14.1state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; Mount Zion Primary 14.1; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherMount Zion Primary 14.1state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; Mount Zion Primary 14.1; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherMount Zion Primary 14.1state median 13.4U.S. 14.6

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 250 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mount Zion Primary enrolled 500 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 250 of the 500 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent42.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

72.1% of students were Black, 21.0% Hispanic, 4.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black72.1%
  2. Hispanic21.0%
  3. Two or more races4.5%
  4. Asian1.3%
  5. White0.8%
  6. 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 Jonesboro

11 public elementary schools in Jonesboro report 2024-25 enrollment; Mount Zion Primary is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
James Jackson Elementary School69614.8100.0%
Callaway Elementary School67714.1100.0%
Brown Elementary School67114.6100.0%
Kilpatrick Elementary School63713.899.4%
Mount Zion Primary62014.1100.0%
Suder Elementary School59213.5100.0%
Swint Elementary School54413.9100.0%
Kay R Pace Elementary School of the Arts51816.2100.0%

All public schools in Jonesboro →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Mount Zion Primary

  1. Mount Zion Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.1 miles away: 491 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
  2. Roberta T. Smith Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 720 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Mount Zion Primary with Mount Zion Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Clayton County Public Schools spends per student$14,609 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,609
  5. The largest public schools in GeorgiaMount Zion Primary is the number 539 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#539 of 1,289
  6. Georgia schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.14.1:1
  7. 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 Mount Zion Primary

  1. How many students attend Mount Zion Primary?
    620 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 589 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Jonesboro, GA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Mount Zion Primary?
    14.1 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.
  3. Is Mount Zion Primary a Title I school?
    Mount Zion Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Mount Zion Primary in?
    Clayton County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1301230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130123003752 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.

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