Upson-Lee Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Thomaston, Georgia
Upson-Lee Primary School in Thomaston, Georgia enrolled 993 students in 2024-25 with 75.2 full-time teachers, 13.2 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%
1,049 students in 2022-23, 1,052 students in 2023-24, 993 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 66.7 to 75.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,049 | 66.7 | 15.7 |
| 2023-24 | 1,052 | 73.7 | 14.3 |
| 2024-25 | 993 | 75.2 | 13.2 |
13.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 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 295 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Upson-Lee Primary School enrolled 885 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 295 of the 885 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions13
- Chronically absent19.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
52.6% of students were White, 35.1% Black, 7.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White52.6%
- Black35.1%
- Two or more races7.5%
- Hispanic4.0%
- American Indian0.4%
- Asian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 Thomaston
2 public elementary schools in Thomaston report 2024-25 enrollment; Upson-Lee Primary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upson-Lee Primary School | 993 | 13.2 | 100.0% |
| Upson-Lee Elementary School | 932 | 15.0 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Upson-Lee Primary School
- Upson-Lee Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 932 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Lamar County Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 662 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Upson-Lee Primary School with Upson-Lee Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Thomaston-Upson Schools spends per student$14,619 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,619
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaUpson-Lee Primary School is the number 86 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#86 of 1,289
- Georgia schools by students per teacher13.2 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.13.2:1
- 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 Upson-Lee Primary School
How many students attend Upson-Lee Primary School?
993 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,049 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Thomaston, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Upson-Lee Primary School?
13.2 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 Upson-Lee Primary School a Title I school?
Upson-Lee Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Upson-Lee Primary School in?
Thomaston-Upson Schools, NCES district ID 1305280. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130528002285 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.