2008-09 Facts

Lowndes County Board of Education
Mike Davis, Fred Wetherington, Bill Herring, Jason Wisenbaker, Dave Clark, Philip Poole (Chairman), and Fred Davis (Vice Chair).

Superintendent
Dr. Steve Smith

Schools
Number of Schools 11
7 elementary, grades K-5
(Pre-kindergarten available in all elementary schools)
3 middle, grades 6-8
1 high, grades 9-12

Total Enrollment - 10,133
Elementary Schools - 4,890
Middle Schools - 2,339
High School - 2,904

High School Completion Rate - 82.3%

Average Academic Class Sizes:
Kindergarten - 16.5
Primary (Grades 1-3) - 17.5
Elementary (Grades 4-5) - 21
Middle School - 22.2
High School - 18

100% of Lowndes County Schools met Adequate Yearly Progress requirements as set by No Child Left Behind

School Nutrition Information
Average Number of Meals Served Daily to students (Aug 2007-May 2008):
Breakfast: 2,260 average per day
Lunch: 7,006 average per day

Transportation
Students transported daily: 6,500
School buses: 151
Buses travel 7,500 miles daily and 1.5 million miles/year

Financial Information
Total Revenue: $131,669,184.00
Total Salaries & Benefits: $73,684,745.00
Total Operations: $57,984,439.00 (Includes all non-salary operations)
Total Expenditures: $131,669,184.00 (Includes SPLOST projects with SPLOST Fund Reserve to cover expenditures.)

FY 2007 Tax Levy: 14.7 mills

Human Resources
Total number of employees: 1,464
Certified Personnel: 853
Classified Personnel: 611

For information about employment opportunities in the Lowndes County School System, please visit our Human Resources page.

More detailed information on our schools and school system, please view the most recent Lowndes County Schools report card available from the Georgia Department of Education web site.

Quick Facts Last Updated: November 2009