📍 600 Gum Springs Church Rd, Jefferson, Jackson County, 30549
Gum Springs Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jefferson, Jackson County. The school has 1,122 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 82.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gum Springs Elementary School enrolls 1,122 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 82.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 855 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 120 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 40 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
220 of the school's 1,122 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 168 qualify for free lunch and 52 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.
Gum Springs Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 31.
Gum Springs Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Jackson County, based in Jefferson, Georgia. The district serves 11,160 students district-wide and employs 721 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,122 students, Gum Springs Elementary School is close to the district average of about 1,116 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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