Berrien County Schools & Education
Berrien County, Georgia
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataSchool Score
39/100
Percentile-style score
Score Band
Lower Signal
Graduation Rate
88.0%
National avg 87.5%
Education Statistics
Graduation Rate
88.0%
National avg 87.5%
State avg 88.1%
Per-Pupil Spending
$7,038
National avg $13,239
State avg $7,405
School Score
39/100
Percentile-style score
State avg 50/100
State Score Position
#122
of 159 counties by score
Education Data Brief: Berrien County
Measured School Summary
Berrien County faces educational challenges with a school score of 39/100 and a graduation rate of 88.0%, falling below typical benchmarks.
Funding Context
At $7,038 per pupil, Berrien County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.
Neighbor Context
Its school score is 21% below the Georgia average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 0.1 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 5% lower than the state norm.
School Data Brief
How to read Berrien County before comparing districts
County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.
Local context that changes the interpretation
5 public schools and 1 district are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.
Overall screen
39/100
Lower measured signal. Ranks #122 of 159 Georgia counties with school score data.
Completion
88.0%
0.1 pts below the state average
Funding context
$7,038
$367 below the state average
School coverage
5
1 district represented in the county school list.
Start with measured county context
The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.
Check the local school mix
Berrien County has 5 public schools across 1 district, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.
Verify local rules
Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.
What Berrien County school data means before you move
County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.
Small-system county
Berrien County has a compact public-school footprint. A single school change, boundary rule, or district update can move the lived experience more than the county score suggests.
State position
#122
of 159 Georgia counties with school score data. The county score is 11 points below the state average.
Data confidence
Usable
3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.
K-12 continuity check
These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.
Berrien County
Elementary to high school visible
3,074 students
5 listed schools in this county slice.
District reality check
Berrien County is the largest listed district slice, with 5 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.
What the data cannot tell you
NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.
Questions to ask before choosing an address
Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Berrien County?
Which attendance zones, transfer rules, and transportation policies apply inside the local district?
What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?
Which charter, magnet, or virtual options require a lottery, application window, separate transportation plan, or address eligibility check?
Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?
Data Story
Berrien County Composite School Score Trails State and National Medians
Education data brief for Berrien County, Georgia.
Berrien County reports a composite school score of 39.3, which is 10.3 points lower than the Georgia state average of 49.6 and trails the national median of 50.0. The county’s education system consists of five schools under a single district, including one charter institution, the Berrien Academy Performance Learning Center. Total enrollment for the county is 3,074 students, with Berrien High School serving as the largest facility with 851 students. While the school score is lower than state norms, the graduation rate of 88.0% is nearly identical to the state average of 88.1% and slightly higher than the national average of 87.0%. Funding for these students is $7,038 per pupil, which is below the state average of $7,405 and the national average of $13,000. For more information, visit the NCES website for district-specific fiscal data.
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS
School Overview
Total Schools
5
in Berrien County
Reported Enrollment
3,074
5 schools reporting
School Districts
1
district
Charter Schools
1
20% of total
School Level Breakdown
1 School District in Berrien County
Berrien County
5 Public Schools in Berrien County
Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataLevel
Showing 5 of 5 matching schools
| School Name | Profile | District | Location | Grades | Type / Flags | Reported Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrien High School | Record | Berrien County | Nashville, 31639Town: Distant | 9–12 | High | 851 |
| Berrien Primary School | Record | Berrien County | Nashville, 31639Rural: Fringe | PK–2 | Primary | 813 |
| Berrien Middle School | Record | Berrien County | Nashville, 31639Rural: Fringe | 6–8 | Middle | 684 |
| Berrien Elementary School | Record | Berrien County | Nashville, 31639Rural: Fringe | 3–5 | Primary | 653 |
| Berrien Academy Performance Learning Center | Record | Berrien County | Nashville, 31639Town: Distant | 9–12 | Charter | 73 |
Berrien Academy Performance Learning Center
Berrien County
Nashville, 31639 / Town: Distant
Education Funding Detail
Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure
$7,038
State avg $7,405
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Data Sources
Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.
Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.