Pataula Charter Academy

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Edison, Georgia

Pataula Charter Academy in Edison, Georgia enrolled 578 students in 2024-25 with 42.6 full-time teachers, 13.6 students per teacher against the Georgia median of 11.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Georgia: 84.4%).

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 5%

575 students in 2022-23, 562 students in 2023-24, 578 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.5 to 42.6.

Students enrolled at Pataula Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 575, 2023-24: 562, 2024-25: 57802004006002022-235752023-245622024-25578
Students enrolled at Pataula Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 575, 2023-24: 562, 2024-25: 57802004006002022-235752023-245622024-25578
Students enrolled at Pataula Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 575, 2023-24: 562, 2024-25: 57802004006002022-235752023-245622024-25578
Students enrolled at Pataula Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 575, 2023-24: 562, 2024-25: 57802004006002022-235752023-245622024-25578
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2357540.514.2
2023-2456242.613.2
2024-2557842.613.6

13.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 of every 100 Georgia schools of this kind

Among the 39 Georgia schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.9; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Georgia other schools, 2024-2539 values from 3.3 to 50.0; This school 13.6; state median 11.9.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 11.9U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Georgia other schools, 2024-2539 values from 3.3 to 50.0; This school 13.6; state median 11.9.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 11.9U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Georgia other schools, 2024-2539 values from 3.3 to 50.0; This school 13.6; state median 11.9.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 11.9U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Georgia other schools, 2024-2539 values from 3.3 to 50.0; This school 13.6; state median 11.9.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 11.9U.S. 13.8

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 575 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pataula Charter Academy enrolled 575 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 37 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 575 of the 575 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions37
  • Chronically absent18.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.0% of students were White, 29.1% Black, 7.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White58.0%
  2. Black29.1%
  3. Hispanic7.6%
  4. Two or more races3.6%
  5. Asian1.6%
  6. 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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Pataula Charter Academy scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtGeorgia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2232%32%39.6%
Math, 2022-2335%26% (2021-22)38.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 46 students in Pataula Charter Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtGeorgia
Four-year graduation rate90% or more90% or more84.4%
Students in the class4646134,822

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Pataula Charter Academy

  1. Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 15 miles away: 522 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  2. Baker County Learning AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 28 miles away: 6 students, 5.0 per teacher (2024-25).28 mi
  3. Compare Pataula Charter Academy with Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much State Charter Schools II- Pataula Charter Academy spends per student$14,579 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,579
  5. The largest public schools in GeorgiaPataula Charter Academy is the number 12 by size of 45 Georgia schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#12 of 45
  6. Georgia schools by students per teacher13.6 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 11.9 for schools of this kind.13.6:1
  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 Pataula Charter Academy

  1. How many students attend Pataula Charter Academy?
    578 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 575 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Edison, GA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pataula Charter Academy?
    13.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for schools of this kind is 11.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Pataula Charter Academy a Title I school?
    Pataula Charter Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Pataula Charter Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Pataula Charter Academy scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Pataula Charter Academy?
    90% or more of the 46 students in Pataula Charter Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Pataula Charter Academy in?
    State Charter Schools II- Pataula Charter Academy, NCES district ID 1300218. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130021803964 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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