📍 211 W Broad Ave, Whigham, Grady County, 39897
Whigham Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Whigham, Grady County. The school has 439 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grady County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whigham Elementary School enrolls 439 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 9.3% Black or African American and 6.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 350 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 9.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
439 of the school's 439 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 439 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.
Whigham Elementary 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-20, state senate district 11, state house district 173.
Whigham Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Grady County, based in Cairo, Georgia. The district serves 4,415 students district-wide and employs 326 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 439 students, Whigham Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 631 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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