📍 285 Little Phoebe Church Rd, Folkston, Charlton County, 31537
Bethune Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Folkston, Charlton County. The school has 563 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlton County school district. It serves grades 4–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bethune Middle School enrolls 563 students across grades 4–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 32% Black or African American and 7.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 323 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 179 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 7.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
426 of the school's 563 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 329 qualify for free lunch and 97 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bethune Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-10, state senate district 7, state house district 174.
Bethune Middle School is one of 4 schools in Charlton County, based in Folkston, Georgia. The district serves 1,613 students district-wide and employs 119 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 563 students, Bethune Middle School is larger than the district average of about 403 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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