In addition, the county has expanded the vocational and technology programs at all grades pre-K to 12. With 512 teachers and 7,970 students systemwide, the pupil-teacher ratio averages 16 to 1. The people of Walton County are strongly committed to quality education. This commitment is demonstrated by the continuing addition of new school facilities, including the newest elementary school which opened in Walnut Grove in the 1994-1995 school year, and Carver Middle School which opened in 1992. Extensive renovations have also been completed for the high school in Social Circle, including administrative offices, a science lab and a math computer center.
Private schools supplement the excellent educational choices available in Walton County.
George Walton Academy serves more than 400 students in grades K-12 from Walton and the surrounding counties. With college-prep and advanced placement courses and a newly expanded art program, George Walton Academy emphasizes traditional values such as prayer and patriotism. In addition to local schools, the people of Walton County enjoy excellent library services through the Uncle Remus Regional Library System, which includes the Monroe-Walton County Library in Monroe, the O'Kellys Memorial Library in Loganville and the W.H. Stanton Memorial Library in Social Circle. With its prime location between Atlanta and Athens, Walton County offers an extraordinary range of choices for higher education. The largest, oldest and most comprehensive educational institution in Georgia, serving more than 29,400 students, UGA is ranked as the nation's fifth best value in higher education.