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Bethune Middle School

Regular School · Folkston, GA

Bethune Middle School is a regular school school in Folkston, Georgia, serving grades 05–08 with 453 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.4:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
05 – 08
Enrollment
453
Teachers (FTE)
33.9
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 291 64%
Black or African American 110 24%
Two or more races 35 8%
Hispanic/Latino 15 3%
Asian 2 0%
Total enrollment 453 232M / 221F

English Language Learners: 4 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 26.0% -10.4pp 36.4% 524
Reading Proficiency 32.0% -7.4pp 39.4% 525
Science Proficiency 20-24% 193

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.27 grade levels
Math
-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
26 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
87
19.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
108
23.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 453 100%

Contact & Location

285 Little Phoebe Church Rd

Folkston, GA 31537

Phone: (912)496-2360

District

Charlton County

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,507

District enrollment: 1,686

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

130099004016

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD