State/Public Elementary Open

Banks County Primary School

๐Ÿ“ 266 Highway 51 S, Homer, Banks County, 30547

706
Pupils
13.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Banks County Primary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Homer, Banks County. The school has 706 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Banks County school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“2 in a rural setting. The school employs 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Banks County

Enrollment & staffing

Banks County Primary School enrolls 706 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“2. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.

Male students
377 (53%)
Female students
329 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
52.5
Student-teacher ratio
13.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“2

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 6.4% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White55278%
Hispanic or Latino9213%
Two or more races456.4%
Black or African American91.3%
Asian81.1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

395 of the school's 706 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 340 qualify for free lunch and 55 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“2Title I

Banks County Primary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 50, state house district 28.

School district: Banks County

Banks County Primary School is one of 4 schools in Banks County, based in Homer, Georgia. The district serves 2,798 students district-wide and employs 211 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 706 students, Banks County Primary School is close to the district average of about 700 students per school.

2,798
District students
4
Schools
211
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

19%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Rural - Distant

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