📍 45 Blackburn Rd, Dawsonville, Lumpkin County, 30534
Blackburn Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dawsonville, Lumpkin County. The school has 778 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lumpkin County school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 55.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Blackburn Elementary School enrolls 778 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 55.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 657 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 90 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
361 of the school's 778 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 286 qualify for free lunch and 75 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.
Blackburn Elementary 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-70, state senate district 51, state house district 9.
Blackburn Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Lumpkin County, based in Dahlonega, Georgia. The district serves 3,754 students district-wide and employs 258 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 778 students, Blackburn Elementary School is close to the district average of about 751 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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