📍 1150 Konahetah Rd, Hiawassee, Towns County, 30546
Towns County Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hiawassee, Towns County. The school has 500 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Towns County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Towns County Elementary School enrolls 500 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 43 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 444 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
333 of the school's 500 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 285 qualify for free lunch and 48 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.
Towns County Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 50, state house district 8.
Towns County Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Towns County, based in Hiawassee, Georgia. The district serves 966 students district-wide and employs 89 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 500 students, Towns County Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 322 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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