📍 9116 Whitefield Ave, Savannah, Chatham County, 31406
Hesse School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Savannah, Chatham County. The school has 1,022 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Savannah-Chatham County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hesse School enrolls 1,022 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 74 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 400 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 297 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 219 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 37 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
641 of the school's 1,022 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 559 qualify for free lunch and 82 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.
Hesse School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 1, state house district 163.
Hesse School is one of 58 schools in Savannah-Chatham County, based in Savannah, Georgia. The district serves 35,744 students district-wide and employs 2,675 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,022 students, Hesse School is larger than the district average of about 616 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large