Summary:
Zip code 31634, serving the Homerville area in Clinch County, Georgia, is home to three public schools—Clinch County Elementary School (PK-5), Clinch County Middle School (6-8), and Clinch County High School (9-12)—all sharing a single campus in this small, rural district.
For parents, the standout story is Clinch County High School, which is the district’s strongest performer. It boasts an 88.6% graduation rate—above the state average—and the lowest chronic absenteeism (6.2%) of the three schools, despite 91% of its students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. Its ranking has improved for three straight years, and its Biology proficiency (47.3%) essentially matches the state. In contrast, Clinch County Elementary School shows a dramatic drop-off between 4th and 5th grade: 4th-grade math exceeds the state (55% vs. 50.1%), but 5th-grade math plummets to 22.3%—a 32.7-point swing. Clinch County Middle School has the weakest science scores, with only 13.9% of 8th graders proficient, less than half the state rate.
Across the district, performance relative to the state generally worsens as students advance, suggesting cumulative learning gaps. Spending does not align with outcomes: the high school spends $17,253 per student (vs. $12,612 at the middle school) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (12.2 vs. 16.6), yet the elementary school spends more than the middle school with similar proficiency gaps. A bright spot is attendance—all three schools have chronic absenteeism well below the state’s 17.7%, with the elementary at 10.1% and middle at 7.1%. However, the elementary school’s ranking is volatile (swinging from the 51st to 32nd percentile), likely due to small cohorts, so interpret year-to-year changes cautiously. The Clinch County district overall ranks 131st of 201 Georgia districts with a 2-star rating.
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