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Fitzgerald, GA
Public School Ratings




Fitzgerald Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Ben Hill County School District details

Ben Hill County School District
509 West Palm Street
Fitzgerald, GA 31750

3,008 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Ben Hill County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Georgia

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.2% of all GA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
42%
30%
42%
36%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Ben Hill County Middle School
134 Jc Hunter Rd
Fitzgerald, GA, 31750
06-08
Ben Hill County Primary School
221 Jc Hunter Rd
Fitzgerald, GA, 31750
PK-02
Ben Hill Elementary School
328 Lobinger Ave
Fitzgerald, GA, 31750
03-05
Fitzgerald High School College And Career Academy
553 Ocilla Hwy
Fitzgerald, GA, 31750
09-12
Hurricane Transition Academy School
601 West Cypress St
Fitzgerald, GA, 31750
05-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 42.2% 36.9%
Black 44.8% 38.0%
Hispanic 12.7% 19.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 5.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 74.9% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 74.9% 58.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,916 $29,828,000 43.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $538 $1,617,000 2.4%
Staff $186 $559,000 0.8%
General Administration $560 $1,683,000 2.5%
School Administration $870 $2,618,000 3.8%
Operation $794 $2,387,000 3.5%
Transportation $596 $1,794,000 2.6%
Other $305 $916,000 1.3%
Total Support $3,848 $11,574,000 16.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,955 $26,937,000 39.4%
Total Expenditures $22,719 $68,339,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,135 $14,234,567,000 54.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $818 $1,431,313,000 5.5%
Staff $707 $1,236,496,000 4.7%
General Administration $212 $370,592,000 1.4%
School Administration $821 $1,435,711,000 5.5%
Operation $1,010 $1,767,938,000 6.8%
Transportation $616 $1,077,949,000 4.1%
Other $478 $836,750,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,662 $8,156,749,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,138 $3,740,459,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $14,935 $26,131,775,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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