Can I use Butts County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Butts County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Butts County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Butts County?

Start with the 5 listed public schools and 1 district entry, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Butts County Schools & Education

Name: Butts County, Georgia Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Butts County, Georgia

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

34/100

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

$6,604

National avg $13,239

State avg $7,405

School Score

34/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 50/100

State Score Position

#134

of 159 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Butts County

Measured School Summary

Butts County faces educational challenges with a school score of 34/100 and a graduation rate of 88.0%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $6,604 per pupil, Butts County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 33% below the Georgia average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 0.1 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 11% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Butts 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

34/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #134 of 159 Georgia counties with school score data.

Completion

88.0%

0.1 pts below the state average

Funding context

$6,604

$801 below the state average

School coverage

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

Butts 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.

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Parent decision brief

What Butts 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

Butts 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

#134

of 159 Georgia counties with school score data. The county score is 16 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.

Butts County

Elementary to high school visible

3,564 students

Elementary 3Middle 1High 1Other 0

5 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

Butts 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 Butts 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?

If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Education Overview

About Schools in Butts County, Georgia

This context is screened for neutral school-data wording and should be read alongside the current metrics on this page. It is not school advice.

A Small but Essential Educational Network

Butts County supports 3,564 students through a compact system of five public schools. The landscape includes three primary schools, one middle school, and one high school, all managed under a single county district.

Academic Results Align with State Trends

With an 88.0% graduation rate, Butts County matches the state average and beats the national benchmark of 87.0%. The county achieves these results with a per-pupil expenditure of $6,604, which is lower than both the state and national averages.

Centralized Management for Every Student

The Butts County school district manages the entire local student body of 3,564 people across its five campuses. No charter schools currently operate in the county, focusing all local resources on the traditional public school system.

Rural Schools with a Community Focus

Every school in the county is classified as rural, creating a consistent environment for the average school size of 713 students. Jackson High School is the largest campus with 1,070 students, while Jackson Elementary is the smallest with 534 students.

School Overview

Total Schools

in Butts County

Reported Enrollment

3,564

5 schools reporting

School Districts

district

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary3

Middle1

High1

Other0

1 School District in Butts County

Butts County

Guide

5 schools

3,564 students enrolled

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5 Public Schools in Butts County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 1 high-enrollment school; every NCES public school remains listed here.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Butts County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
Jackson High School	Profile	Butts County	Jackson, 30233Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	1,070
Henderson Middle School	Record	Butts County	Jackson, 30233Rural: Fringe	6–8	Middle	767
Stark Elementary School	Record	Butts County	Jackson, 30233Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	656
Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School	Record	Butts County	Jackson, 30233Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	537
Jackson Elementary School	Record	Butts County	Jackson, 30233Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	534

Jackson High School

Butts County