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Folkston, GA
Public School Ratings




Folkston 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.


Charlton County School District details

Charlton County School District
37 Touchdown Lane
Folkston, GA 31537

1,681 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Charlton County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Georgia

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.4% of all GA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 51.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
42%
44%
42%
47%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bethune Middle School
285 Little Phoebe Church Rd
Folkston, GA, 31537
05-08
Charlton County High School
994 Indian Trl
Folkston, GA, 31537
09-12
Folkston Elementary School
34754 Okefenokee Dr
Folkston, GA, 31537
PK-04
St. George Elementary School
13215 Florida Ave
Folkston, GA, 31537
PK-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 67.7% 36.9%
Black 28.3% 38.0%
Hispanic 3.0% 19.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 5.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 73.7% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 59.7% 58.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 14.0% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,864 $13,219,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $667 $1,121,000 4.9%
Staff $826 $1,388,000 6.0%
General Administration $375 $631,000 2.7%
School Administration $907 $1,524,000 6.6%
Operation $1,057 $1,776,000 7.7%
Transportation $650 $1,093,000 4.7%
Other $173 $291,000 1.3%
Total Support $4,654 $7,824,000 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,185 $1,992,000 8.6%
Total Expenditures $13,703 $23,035,000 100.0%
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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