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Bulloch County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Georgia for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 4 public middle schools serving 2,672 students in Bulloch County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Georgia.
Public Middle Schools in Bulloch County School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Georgia public middle school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 51% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Georgia public middle school average of 66% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (GA)
# Schools
15 Schools
669 Schools
# Students
11,068 Students
460,632 Students
# Teachers
779 Teachers
32,363 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Bulloch County School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 222 school districts in Georgia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 83% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#99 out of 222 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
37%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
40%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
40%

Graduation Rate
85%
84%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.63
0.71
# American Indian Students
27 Students
1,062 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
163 Students
21,729 Students
% Asian Students
2%
5%
# Hispanic Students
909 Students
82,070 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
18%
# Black Students
4,196 Students
174,895 Students
% Black Students
38%
38%
# White Students
5,235 Students
158,602 Students
% White Students
47%
34%
# Hawaiian Students
15 Students
523 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
523 Students
21,751 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
526
1,052
# Students in K Grade:
807
5,528
# Students in 1st Grade:
821
5,888
# Students in 2nd Grade:
871
6,121
# Students in 3rd Grade:
820
5,929
# Students in 4th Grade:
853
6,158
# Students in 5th Grade:
805
8,331
# Students in 6th Grade:
761
125,682
# Students in 7th Grade:
792
131,446
# Students in 8th Grade:
805
133,602
# Students in 9th Grade:
930
10,391
# Students in 10th Grade:
798
7,643
# Students in 11th Grade:
790
6,973
# Students in 12th Grade:
689
5,888
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,614 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,305. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,345 is less than the state median of $13,431. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$151 MM
$24,999 MM

Spending
$126 MM
$23,473 MM

Revenue / Student
$13,614
$14,305

Spending / Student
$11,345
$13,431

Best Bulloch County School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Southeast Bulloch Middle School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
9124 Brooklet Denmark Rd
Brooklet, GA 30415
(912) 842-8400
Brooklet, GA 30415
(912) 842-8400
Grades: 6-8
| 857 students
Rank: #22.
Portal Middle/high School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
27245 Us Highway 80 W
Portal, GA 30450
(912) 842-8360
Portal, GA 30450
(912) 842-8360
Grades: 6-12
| 529 students
Rank: #33.
William James Middle School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
18809 Us Highway 80 W
Statesboro, GA 30458
(912) 212-8820
Statesboro, GA 30458
(912) 212-8820
Grades: 6-8
| 558 students
Rank: #44.
Langston Chapel Middle School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
156 Langston Chapel Rd
Statesboro, GA 30458
(912) 212-8720
Statesboro, GA 30458
(912) 212-8720
Grades: 6-8
| 728 students
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