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Appling County Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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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

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School Overview

Address
2997 Blackshear Hwy
Baxley, GA 31513
Phone
(912) 367-8630
District
Appling County
County
APPLING COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
740
Classroom Teachers
65

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

6

(10 is best)

Better than 54.9% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Appling County Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
38%
34%
42%
40%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
39%
38%
40%
44%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
44%
30%
45%
44%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 281 38.0%
Grade 7 219 29.6%
Grade 8 240 32.4%
Total 740 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 54.4% 57.5% 36.9%
Black 23.3% 21.3% 38.0%
Hispanic 21.8% 20.5% 19.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.6% 5.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 83.1% 79.9% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 83.1% 79.9% 58.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 18,426 11,029,227
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 36.3 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.4% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.3% 33.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.0% 25.3%
65 OR OLDER 18.0% 14.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,037 4,008,013
Single Parent Households With Children 11.2% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 81.0% 89.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 9.9% 34.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.9% 19.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.6% 17.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.3% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 16.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.7% 14.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 24.2% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 12.1% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,719 $30,204,000 58.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $800 $2,770,000 5.3%
Staff $734 $2,544,000 4.9%
General Administration $249 $862,000 1.7%
School Administration $619 $2,143,000 4.1%
Operation $973 $3,371,000 6.5%
Transportation $659 $2,282,000 4.4%
Other $363 $1,257,000 2.4%
Total Support $4,396 $15,229,000 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,852 $6,414,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $14,967 $51,847,000 100.0%
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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