📍 5216 County Farm Rd, Blackshear, Pierce County, 31516
Pierce County Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Blackshear, Pierce County. The school has 827 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pierce County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 56.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pierce County Middle School enrolls 827 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 56.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 9.3% Hispanic or Latino and 7.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 640 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 77 | 9.3% |
| Black or African American | 62 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
555 of the school's 827 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 555 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.
Pierce County Middle 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-10, state senate district 7, state house district 178.
Pierce County Middle School is one of 5 schools in Pierce County, based in Blackshear, Georgia. The district serves 3,647 students district-wide and employs 247 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 827 students, Pierce County Middle School is close to the district average of about 729 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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