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Hesse School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
9116 Whitefield Ave
Savannah, GA 31406
Phone
(912) 395-6440
District
Savannah-Chatham County
County
CHATHAM COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1022
Classroom Teachers
74

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.1% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Hesse School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
42%
39%
39%
42%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
41%
29%
36%
42%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
39%
25%
41%
22%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
36%
21%
39%
25%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
37%
17%
39%
23%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
39%
19%
42%
26%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 50 4.9%
Kindergarten 99 9.7%
Grade 1 117 11.4%
Grade 2 111 10.9%
Grade 3 112 11.0%
Grade 4 107 10.5%
Grade 5 110 10.8%
Grade 6 92 9.0%
Grade 7 113 11.1%
Grade 8 111 10.9%
Total 1022 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 41.1% 21.6% 37.7%
Black 22.5% 60.4% 38.1%
Hispanic 30.5% 14.9% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.8% 2.5% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.1% 0.5% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 62.7% 69.1% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 54.7% 60.0% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.0% 9.1% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 296,266 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 684.7 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.1% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.3% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.6% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 16.2% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 117,383 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 9.4% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.4% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.1% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.9% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.6% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.9% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.0% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.4% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 9.5% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,600 $276,082,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $800 $29,054,000 5.2%
Staff $531 $19,298,000 3.5%
General Administration $288 $10,472,000 1.9%
School Administration $805 $29,239,000 5.3%
Operation $1,242 $45,111,000 8.1%
Transportation $501 $18,193,000 3.3%
Other $766 $27,843,000 5.0%
Total Support $4,933 $179,210,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,786 $101,217,000 18.2%
Total Expenditures $15,320 $556,509,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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