Oglethorpe County Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Lexington, Georgia
Oglethorpe County Primary School in Lexington, Georgia enrolled 559 students in 2024-25 with 52.4 full-time teachers, 10.7 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
563 students in 2022-23, 579 students in 2023-24, 559 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.4 to 52.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 563 | 49.4 | 11.4 |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 51.3 | 11.3 |
| 2024-25 | 559 | 52.4 | 10.7 |
10.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 93 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 328 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Oglethorpe County Primary School enrolled 518 students and had 1.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.6, one per 328 of the 518 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent21.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
66.2% of students were White, 15.2% Black, 10.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White66.2%
- Black15.2%
- Hispanic10.9%
- Two or more races5.5%
- Asian2.0%
- American Indian0.2%
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 Lexington
2 public elementary schools in Lexington report 2024-25 enrollment; Oglethorpe County Primary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oglethorpe County Primary School | 559 | 10.7 | 89.4% |
| Oglethorpe County Elementary School | 521 | 12.4 | 86.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Oglethorpe County Primary School
- Oglethorpe County Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 521 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Winterville Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 343 students, 9.3 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Oglethorpe County Primary School with Oglethorpe County Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Oglethorpe County spends per student$13,653 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,653
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaOglethorpe County Primary School is the number 691 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#691 of 1,289
- Georgia schools by students per teacher10.7 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.10.7:1
- 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 Oglethorpe County Primary School
How many students attend Oglethorpe County Primary School?
559 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 563 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lexington, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Oglethorpe County Primary School?
10.7 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 Oglethorpe County Primary School a Title I school?
Oglethorpe County Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Oglethorpe County Primary School in?
Oglethorpe County, NCES district ID 1303990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130399002227 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.