📍 328 Lobinger Ave, Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, 31750
Ben Hill Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County. The school has 542 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ben Hill County school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Ben Hill Elementary School enrolls 542 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 43% White and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 239 | 44% |
| White | 232 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
482 of the school's 542 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 482 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ben Hill Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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-80, state senate district 7, state house district 155.
Ben Hill Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Ben Hill County, based in Fitzgerald, Georgia. The district serves 2,831 students district-wide and employs 237 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 542 students, Ben Hill Elementary School is close to the district average of about 566 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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