Fitzgerald Public Schools: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fitzgerald Public Schools's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
6.4%
2023
16.1%
Total change
+9.7 pp
% change
+151.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +16.4 pp (256.2%) |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -15.4 pp (-67.5%) |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +12.9 pp (174.3%) |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -5.4 pp (-26.6%) |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +1.2 pp (8.1%) |