Smiley Elementary School
Public elementary school, grades 2 to 3 · Ludowici, Georgia
Smiley Elementary School in Ludowici, Georgia enrolled 765 students in 2024-25 with 48.1 full-time teachers, 15.9 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 39% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 25%
1,258 students in 2022-23, 1,286 students in 2023-24, 765 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 64.0 to 48.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,258 | 64.0 | 19.7 |
| 2023-24 | 1,286 | 65.5 | 19.6 |
| 2024-25 | 765 | 48.1 | 15.9 |
15.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 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 516 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Smiley Elementary School enrolled 1,146 students and had 2.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.2, one per 516 of the 1,146 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions19
- Chronically absent35.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
42.2% of students were White, 26.4% Black, 20.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White42.2%
- Black26.4%
- Hispanic20.1%
- Two or more races9.9%
- Pacific Islander0.8%
- Asian0.4%
- American Indian0.1%
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 Ludowici
2 public elementary schools in Ludowici report 2024-25 enrollment; Smiley Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiley Elementary School | 765 | 15.9 | 77.3% |
| McClelland Elementary School | 694 | 16.4 | 80.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Smiley Elementary School
- McClelland Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 694 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Taylors Creek Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 9.3 miles away: 765 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).9.3 mi
- Compare Smiley Elementary School with McClelland Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Long County spends per student$10,699 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,699
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaSmiley Elementary School is the number 274 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#274 of 1,289
- Georgia schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.15.9:1
- 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 Smiley Elementary School
How many students attend Smiley Elementary School?
765 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,258 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ludowici, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Smiley Elementary School?
15.9 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 Smiley Elementary School a Title I school?
Smiley Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Smiley Elementary School in?
Long County, NCES district ID 1303360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130336002409 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.