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Wacona Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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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
3101 State St
Waycross, GA 31503
Phone
(912) 287-2362
District
Ware County
County
WARE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
937
Classroom Teachers
50

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.4% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Wacona Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
42%
35%
39%
35%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
41%
36%
36%
46%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
39%
36%
41%
32%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 319 34.0%
Kindergarten 111 11.8%
Grade 1 102 10.9%
Grade 2 101 10.8%
Grade 3 103 11.0%
Grade 4 110 11.7%
Grade 5 91 9.7%
Total 937 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 60.3% 51.2% 37.7%
Black 33.3% 40.1% 38.1%
Hispanic 5.8% 7.7% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.8% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 93.7% 88.3% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 93.7% 88.3% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 35,917 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 39.9 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.0% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.3% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.2% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 17.1% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,756 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 13.2% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 81.6% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.1% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.1% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 9.8% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.2% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.6% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.3% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.9% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 18.1% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,743 $46,247,000 57.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $873 $5,217,000 6.5%
Staff $677 $4,044,000 5.1%
General Administration $90 $535,000 0.7%
School Administration $724 $4,325,000 5.4%
Operation $1,009 $6,026,000 7.5%
Transportation $520 $3,107,000 3.9%
Other $205 $1,223,000 1.5%
Total Support $4,098 $24,477,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,550 $9,261,000 11.6%
Total Expenditures $13,391 $79,985,000 100.0%
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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