📍 520 Fletcher St, Thomasville, Thomas County, 31792
Harper Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Thomasville, Thomas County. The school has 322 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Thomasville City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harper Elementary School enrolls 322 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Black or African American, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 309 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.2% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
295 of the school's 322 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 295 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.
Harper Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-20, state senate district 11, state house district 173.
Harper Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Thomasville City, based in Thomasville, Georgia. The district serves 2,622 students district-wide and employs 190 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 322 students, Harper Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 524 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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