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Upson-Lee Primary School

Serves grades PK - 2

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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
172 Knight Trl
Thomaston, GA 30286
Phone
(706) 647-7516
District
Thomaston-Upson County
County
UPSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1052
Classroom Teachers
74

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Upson-Lee Primary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
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38%
No Data
39%
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37%
    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
14
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 149 14.2%
Kindergarten 283 26.9%
Grade 1 301 28.6%
Grade 2 319 30.3%
Total 1052 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 58.8% 56.9% 37.7%
Black 36.3% 37.6% 38.1%
Hispanic 4.1% 4.6% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.6% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 95.4% 85.0% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 95.4% 85.0% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 27,856 11,029,227
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 86.1 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.1% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.4% 33.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.0% 25.3%
65 OR OLDER 18.4% 14.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 10,377 4,008,013
Single Parent Households With Children 10.3% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.5% 89.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.8% 34.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.0% 19.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.4% 17.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.2% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.7% 16.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.2% 14.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.9% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 16.6% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,963 $32,535,000 53.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $746 $3,049,000 5.0%
Staff $611 $2,498,000 4.1%
General Administration $427 $1,744,000 2.9%
School Administration $817 $3,340,000 5.5%
Operation $1,071 $4,378,000 7.2%
Transportation $743 $3,035,000 5.0%
Other $177 $722,000 1.2%
Total Support $4,593 $18,766,000 30.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,402 $9,814,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $14,957 $61,115,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%