📍 5217 Ga Highway 121, Blackshear, Pierce County, 31516
Blackshear Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Blackshear, Pierce County. The school has 812 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pierce County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 58.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blackshear Elementary School enrolls 812 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 58.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 17% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 531 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 136 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 89 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
545 of the school's 812 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 545 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.
Blackshear 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-10, state senate district 7, state house district 178.
Blackshear Elementary 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 812 students, Blackshear Elementary 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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