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Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 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
1600 Tallassee Rd
Athens, GA 30606
Phone
(706) 548-7208
District
Clarke County
County
CLARKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
728
Classroom Teachers
57

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

5

(10 is best)

Better than 43.3% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

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

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
37%
29%
39%
29%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
39%
38%
42%
36%
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
13
10
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 259 35.6%
Grade 7 245 33.7%
Grade 8 224 30.8%
Total 728 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 16.1% 22.3% 37.7%
Black 43.2% 48.0% 38.1%
Hispanic 38.4% 27.9% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.4% 1.5% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 82.8% 82.8% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 82.8% 82.8% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 128,864 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,080.2 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.7% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 45.8% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 18.1% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 11.5% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 53,336 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 8.0% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.9% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 47.9% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.0% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.6% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.4% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.1% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.6% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.3% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 15.9% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,779 $120,679,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,109 $13,681,000 6.3%
Staff $1,010 $12,467,000 5.7%
General Administration $285 $3,521,000 1.6%
School Administration $814 $10,048,000 4.6%
Operation $1,341 $16,542,000 7.6%
Transportation $610 $7,531,000 3.4%
Other $440 $5,427,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,609 $69,217,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,330 $28,755,000 13.2%
Total Expenditures $17,719 $218,651,000 100.0%
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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