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Gordon County Schools, Georgia

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Gordon County Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 6,292 (2023-2024)
Schools: 10 (2023-2024)
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Gordon County Schools is a school district in Georgia (Gordon County). During the 2024 school year, 6,292 students attended one of the district's 10 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Gordon County Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Christie FoxPost 6
Bobby HallPost 4
Eddie Hall
Kacee SmithPost 5
Dana StewartPost 3
Charlie WalravenPost 1
Marsha WilsonPost 2

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $20,710,000 $3,227 21%
Local: $32,449,000 $5,056 33%
State: $46,453,000 $7,238 47%
Total: $99,612,000 $15,521
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $98,990,000 $15,423
Total Current Expenditures: $86,086,000 $13,413
Instructional Expenditures: $52,724,000 $8,215 53%
Student and Staff Support: $8,839,000 $1,377 9%
Administration: $8,706,000 $1,356 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $15,817,000 $2,464 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $11,784,000 $1,836
Construction: $10,332,000 $1,609
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $761,000 $118
Interest on Debt: $359,000 $55


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 34 60-79 11-19 34 <50 20-24 35
2018-2019 45 80-89 25-29 46 <50 40-44 45
2017-2018 45 80-89 30-34 42 <50 45-49 46
2016-2017 45 70-79 20-24 42 <50 45-49 45
2015-2016 44 60-79 20-24 41 21-39 40-44 46
2014-2015 40 40-59 15-19 37 21-39 40-44 41
2013-2014 83 70-79 70-79 84 80-89 85-89 83
2012-2013 88 >=80 70-74 88 >=80 90-94 88
2011-2012 84 >=90 80-84 85 60-79 75-79 84
2010-2011 89 80-89 75-79 88 >=80 85-89 89

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 36 >=50 20-29 35 <50 30-34 37
2018-2019 41 40-59 30-34 37 PS 40-44 41
2017-2018 36 60-69 25-29 36 <50 35-39 37
2016-2017 38 40-59 11-19 33 21-39 45-49 39
2015-2016 36 40-59 25-29 30 21-39 35-39 38
2014-2015 34 21-39 20-24 28 21-39 40-44 36
2013-2014 95 >=80 90-94 96 >=90 90-94 95
2012-2013 96 >=90 90-94 93 >=80 >=95 96
2011-2012 95 >=90 90-94 94 >=50 >=95 95
2010-2011 92 >=90 85-89 91 >=80 >=95 93

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 94 PS >=50 90-94 >=50 94
2018-2019 92 >=50 >=50 >=95 >=50 91
2017-2018 95 PS >=50 90-94 PS >=50 95
2016-2017 92 90-94 92
2015-2016 87 >=50 >=50 85-89 PS >=50 87
2014-2015 90 >=50 >=90 PS >=80 90
2013-2014 86 >=90 85
2012-2013 86 >=50 >=50 80-89 PS >=50 86
2011-2012 81 PS >=50 70-79 PS PS 82
2010-2011 82 PS >=50 80-89 PS PS 83


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 6,292 -2.1
2022-2023 6,421 0.0
2021-2022 6,418 1.3
2020-2021 6,332 -4.4
2019-2020 6,612 -0.9
2018-2019 6,671 -1.4
2017-2018 6,762 1.3
2016-2017 6,677 -2.5
2015-2016 6,842 0.5
2014-2015 6,806 0.4
2013-2014 6,782 -1.4
2012-2013 6,877 -1.4
2011-2012 6,974 1.2
2010-2011 6,892 -0.1
2009-2010 6,902 -1.0
2008-2009 6,971 -1.4
2007-2008 7,066 3.5
2006-2007 6,817 3.6
2005-2006 6,574 1.9
2004-2005 6,447 0.7
2003-2004 6,399 2.2
2002-2003 6,259 1.3
2001-2002 6,176 1.7
2000-2001 6,074 1.3
1999-2000 5,995 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Gordon County Schools (%) Georgia K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.0 4.9
Black 2.2 36.2
Hispanic 19.8 18.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 3.3 4.8
White 73.6 35.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Gordon County Schools had 445.30 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.13.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 19.00
Kindergarten: 20.30
Elementary: 155.10
Secondary: 179.80
Total: 445.30

Gordon County Schools employed 20.80 district administrators and 26.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 20.80
District Administrative Support: 8.00
School Administrators: 26.00
School Administrative Support: 31.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 86.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 13.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 7.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 9.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 24.00
Other Support Services: 204.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Gordon County Schools operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ashworth Middle School5766-8
Belwood Elementary School507PK-5
Fairmount Elementary School370PK-5
Gordon Central High School8439-12
Red Bud Elementary School542PK-5
Red Bud Middle School7896-8
Sonoraville Elementary606PK-5
Sonoraville High School1,1309-12
Swain Elementary School393PK-5
Tolbert Elementary School536PK-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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