📍 1802 Refuge Rd, Jasper, Pickens County, 30143
Pickens County Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jasper, Pickens County. The school has 611 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pickens County school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pickens County Junior High School enrolls 611 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 545 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
273 of the school's 611 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 203 qualify for free lunch and 70 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.
Pickens County Junior High 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 51, state house district 11.
Pickens County Junior High School is one of 6 schools in Pickens County, based in Jasper, Georgia. The district serves 3,970 students district-wide and employs 294 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 611 students, Pickens County Junior High School is close to the district average of about 662 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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