📍 221 Jc Hunter Rd, Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, 31750
Ben Hill County Primary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County. The school has 864 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ben Hill County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ben Hill County Primary School enrolls 864 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 57 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Black or African American, 42% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 367 | 42% |
| White | 360 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 94 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
769 of the school's 864 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 769 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 County Primary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 County Primary 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 864 students, Ben Hill County Primary School is larger than the district average of about 566 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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