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Jefferson Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
100 Dragon Dr
Jefferson, GA 30549
Phone
(706) 367-2882
District
Jefferson City
County
JACKSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1014
Classroom Teachers
67

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

10

(10 is best)

Better than 92.2% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Jefferson Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
67%
36%
63%
39%
71%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
62%
37%
61%
39%
63%
35%
62%
37%
61%
39%
63%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
70%
39%
69%
42%
70%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 319 31.5%
Grade 7 318 31.4%
Grade 8 377 37.2%
Total 1014 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.6% 80.8% 37.7%
Black 8.5% 7.6% 38.1%
Hispanic 8.4% 9.2% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 2.1% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 20.0% 19.4% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 15.5% 14.5% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.5% 4.9% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 13,496 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 587.5 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.9% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.7% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.1% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 12.6% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,275 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 8.8% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.9% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.8% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 29.2% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.7% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 7.5% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.2% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.2% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 7.4% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,521 $27,167,000 65.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $496 $2,066,000 5.0%
Staff $414 $1,723,000 4.1%
General Administration $201 $839,000 2.0%
School Administration $522 $2,173,000 5.2%
Operation $516 $2,149,000 5.2%
Transportation $232 $967,000 2.3%
Other $59 $244,000 0.6%
Total Support $2,439 $10,161,000 24.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,035 $4,310,000 10.4%
Total Expenditures $9,995 $41,638,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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